[Bug 296467] pkg upgrade installs unrelated, unnecessary other packages

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=296467

--- Comment #5 from Mark Millard <marklmi26-fbsd@yahoo.com> ---
(In reply to wbe from comment #4)

I understand your context little better now: I now understand
that there was no prior conversion to pkgbase so some of my
notes had no chance of being right. Sorry. I do not normally
operate based on freebsd-upgrade use for any systems.


In the original problem context, before any clean up, I would
be curious to see the output of:

# pkg which -g \*/libgcc_s.so.1

(If the system does not end up being listed, despite the
/lib/libgcc_s.so.1 , that may mean that pkg is going to
try installing/upgrading the other things it does list.)

Of course, that may not be possible now because of prior
cleanup activity.


From what you wrote, it sounds to me like you should
mostly ignore my attempted notes and go your own way.

I would suggest avoiding making pkg deal with orphaned files
from any prior activities. I would also suggest making sure
no orphaned files are left when you are done.

Also watch out for ending up with *.pgknew and/or *.pkgsave
files. (Less likely: .pkgtemp.* files.)

I'll leave it at that for more generic suggestions.

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