Re: Questions about pkgbase

Hi Lexi,

Thanks for quick reply!

From: Lexi Winter <ivy@freebsd.org>
Subject: Re: Questions about pkgbase
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2025 10:17:30 +0100

>> Then is there any way to (re|un)install all installed non-pkgbase
>> packages?
> 
> this should be possible using 'pkg delete -r FreeBSD-ports', but
> currently this option does not exist.  there is a feature request
> to add it: https://github.com/freebsd/pkg/issues/2494.

It solves the issue of `pkg-static delete -afy` but doesn't one of
`pkg-static upgrade -fy`. IMHO option of pkg(8) should be added that
limits target of action to either pkgbase pacakges or non-pkbbase
ones.

BTW, it seems package name of all pkgbase packages starts with
'FreeBSD-'. On the other hand AFAIK ports framework don't prohibit to
add port whose package name starts with 'FreeBSD-'. It seems
confliction of package name may happen between base system and ports.

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Yasuhiro Kimura