FreeBSD:14:amd64/kmods_latest (was: For main [so: 15] FreeBSD:15:*/base_latest/ and FreeBSD:15:*/kmods_latest/ do not track)

From: Graham Perrin <grahamperrin_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 05:29:54 UTC
On 25/06/2025 04:08, Mark Millard <marklmi@yahoo.com> wrote:


 > … I've not checked any context but main. But it may well
 > be that 14.3-STABLE's PkgBase has some similar issues to what
 > main has.

FreeBSD:14:amd64/kmods_latest
currently has 1403501.


root@mowa219-gjp4-zbook-freebsd:~ # env ABI=FreeBSD:14:amd64 pkg update 
-r FreeBSD-kmods-14-latest
pkg: Setting ABI requires setting OSVERSION, guessing the OSVERSION as: 
1400000
pkg: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected.  Running "pkg bootstrap 
-f" recommended
Updating FreeBSD-kmods-14-latest repository catalogue...
Fetching meta.conf: 100%    179 B   0.2kB/s    00:01
Fetching data.pkg: 100%   16 KiB  16.7kB/s    00:01
Processing entries:   0%
Newer FreeBSD version for package vether-kmod:
To ignore this error set IGNORE_OSVERSION=yes
- package: 1403501
- running userland: 1400000
Ignore the mismatch and continue? [y/N]: y
Processing entries: 100%
The provides database is up-to-date.
FreeBSD-kmods-14-latest repository update completed. 53 packages processed.
FreeBSD-kmods-14-latest is up to date.
root@mowa219-gjp4-zbook-freebsd:~ # pkg search -r 
FreeBSD-kmods-14-latest drm-61-kmod
drm-61-kmod-6.1.128.1403501_4  DRM drivers modules
root@mowa219-gjp4-zbook-freebsd:~ # pkg repos -e FreeBSD-kmods-14-latest
FreeBSD-kmods-14-latest: {
     url             : 
"pkg+https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/kmods_latest",
     enabled         : yes,
     priority        : 0,
     mirror_type     : "SRV",
     signature_type  : "FINGERPRINTS",
     fingerprints    : "/usr/share/keys/pkg"
   }
root@mowa219-gjp4-zbook-freebsd:~ # cd /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos
root@mowa219-gjp4-zbook-freebsd:/usr/local/etc/pkg/repos # uclcmd set 
--file FreeBSD-kmods-14-latest.conf FreeBSD-kmods-14-latest.enabled no
root@mowa219-gjp4-zbook-freebsd:/usr/local/etc/pkg/repos # pkg repos -el

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<https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/porters-handbook/versions/#versions-14> 
is outdated (1402505 at the foot of the table).