Re: CFT: pkgbase support in 15.0

From: Graham Perrin <grahamperrin_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2025 08:18:17 UTC
Maybe worth noting:


A) pkg: killed: failed to reclaim memory
<https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1evetpj/comment/>


B) pkg upgrade finding nothing after an incomplete upgrade
<https://github.com/freebsd/pkg/issues/2441>, in particular
<https://github.com/freebsd/pkg/issues/2441#issuecomment-2799590401>

 > … I see what may be variations of this issue:
|>
 > * pkg upgrade| following an interruption to an upgrade command
/>   does/ proceed to install packages, but not everything
 >   that should be installed.


Scenario A is not rare. It may lead to scenario B.

Whilst B (with or without A) might not affect a base package, affected 
users might perceive the overall upgrade experience (including base) as 
unreliable.

HTH