Re: https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/base_latest/ : why is FreeBSD-utilities-dbg hours older than FreeBSD-utilities ? [ALPHA4 update is even odder]

From: Graham Perrin <grahamperrin_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2025 18:10:01 UTC
On 26/09/2025 16:16, Mark Millard wrote:
> …
>
> The update to 15.0-ALPHA4 …


There has been more than one. (ALPHA4 not yet announced.) Before an update:

FreeBSD 15.0-ALPHA4 stable/15-*n280331*-*ccbc5f307a66* GENERIC amd64 
1500064 1500064

After updating then restarting:

FreeBSD 15.0-ALPHA4 stable/15-*n280333*-*d2518851f2f9* GENERIC amd64 
1500064 1500064


In detail:

root@freebsd-conf:~ # freebsd-version -kru ; uname -mvKU
15.0-ALPHA4
15.0-ALPHA4
15.0-ALPHA4
FreeBSD 15.0-ALPHA4 stable/15-n280331-ccbc5f307a66 GENERIC amd64 1500064 
1500064
root@freebsd-conf:~ # pkg upgrade -Fqy
root@freebsd-conf:~ # pkg upgrade -Uy
Checking for upgrades (11 candidates): 100%
Processing candidates (11 candidates): 100%
Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting)
The following 10 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked):

Installed packages to be UPGRADED:
FreeBSD-kernel-generic: 15.0.a4.20250926114356 -> 15.0.a4.20250926201937 
[FreeBSD-base]
FreeBSD-kernel-generic-dbg: 15.0.a4.20250926114356 -> 
15.0.a4.20250926201937 [FreeBSD-base]
FreeBSD-kernel-generic-mmccam: 15.0.a4.20250926114356 -> 
15.0.a4.20250926201937 [FreeBSD-base]
FreeBSD-kernel-generic-mmccam-dbg: 15.0.a4.20250926114356 -> 
15.0.a4.20250926201937 [FreeBSD-base]
FreeBSD-kernel-minimal: 15.0.a4.20250926114356 -> 15.0.a4.20250926201937 
[FreeBSD-base]
FreeBSD-kernel-minimal-dbg: 15.0.a4.20250926114356 -> 
15.0.a4.20250926201937 [FreeBSD-base]
FreeBSD-src: 15.0.a3.20250925224412 -> 15.0.a4.20250926183022 [FreeBSD-base]
FreeBSD-src-sys: 15.0.a4.20250926114356 -> 15.0.a4.20250926201937 
[FreeBSD-base]
FreeBSD-tests: 15.0.a3.20250925224412 -> 15.0.a4.20250926183022 
[FreeBSD-base]
FreeBSD-tests-dbg: 15.0.a3.20250925224412 -> 15.0.a4.20250926183022 
[FreeBSD-base]

Number of packages to be upgraded: 10
[1/11] Upgrading FreeBSD-kernel-generic from 15.0.a4.20250926114356 to 
15.0.a4.20250926201937...
[1/11] Extracting FreeBSD-kernel-generic-15.0.a4.20250926201937: 100%
[2/11] Upgrading FreeBSD-kernel-generic-dbg from 15.0.a4.20250926114356 
to 15.0.a4.20250926201937...
[2/11] Extracting FreeBSD-kernel-generic-dbg-15.0.a4.20250926201937: 100%
[3/11] Upgrading FreeBSD-kernel-generic-mmccam from 
15.0.a4.20250926114356 to 15.0.a4.20250926201937...
[3/11] Extracting FreeBSD-kernel-generic-mmccam-15.0.a4.20250926201937: 100%
[4/11] Upgrading FreeBSD-kernel-generic-mmccam-dbg from 
15.0.a4.20250926114356 to 15.0.a4.20250926201937...
[4/11] Extracting 
FreeBSD-kernel-generic-mmccam-dbg-15.0.a4.20250926201937: 100%
[5/11] Upgrading FreeBSD-kernel-minimal from 15.0.a4.20250926114356 to 
15.0.a4.20250926201937...
[5/11] Extracting FreeBSD-kernel-minimal-15.0.a4.20250926201937: 100%
[6/11] Upgrading FreeBSD-kernel-minimal-dbg from 15.0.a4.20250926114356 
to 15.0.a4.20250926201937...
[6/11] Extracting FreeBSD-kernel-minimal-dbg-15.0.a4.20250926201937: 100%
[7/11] Upgrading FreeBSD-src from 15.0.a3.20250925224412 to 
15.0.a4.20250926183022...
[7/11] Extracting FreeBSD-src-15.0.a4.20250926183022: 100%
[8/11] Upgrading FreeBSD-src-sys from 15.0.a4.20250926114356 to 
15.0.a4.20250926201937...
[8/11] Extracting FreeBSD-src-sys-15.0.a4.20250926201937: 100%
[9/11] Deinstalling FreeBSD-tests-dbg-15.0.a3.20250925224412...
[9/11] Deleting files for FreeBSD-tests-dbg-15.0.a3.20250925224412: 100%
[10/11] Upgrading FreeBSD-tests from 15.0.a3.20250925224412 to 
15.0.a4.20250926183022...
[10/11] Extracting FreeBSD-tests-15.0.a4.20250926183022: 100%
[11/11] Installing FreeBSD-tests-dbg-15.0.a4.20250926183022...
[11/11] Extracting FreeBSD-tests-dbg-15.0.a4.20250926183022: 100%
root@freebsd-conf:~ #