[Bug 295353] ports-mgmt/pkg: does not show a dependency for a package, but removing it wants to remove many others; autoremove trying to remove a manually installed package

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=295353

Mark Millard <marklmi26-fbsd@yahoo.com> changed:

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--- Comment #3 from Mark Millard <marklmi26-fbsd@yahoo.com> ---
(In reply to Martin Birgmeier from comment #2)

In my view having a command that is explicit about direct
dependencies and a separate one that covers shared library
dependencies is important. So, in my view:

     %r[nov]
         Expands to the list of reverse dependencies for the matched package,
         where n stands for the package name, o for the package origin, and v
         for the package version.

needs an update to be explicit about what bapt reported:

QUOTE
pkg query shows directement dependencies aka hardcoded dependencies, while pkg
also handle dependencies based on share libraries . . .
END QUOTE

Similarly pkg info -r needs to be more explicit about it being
based on both direct dependencies and shared library dependencies:

     -r, --required-by
             Display the list of packages which require pkg-name.

As stands, just reading the existing man pages, such distinctions
are far from clear.

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