Re: Unable to boot after update from within auto-admin

Jason Bacon <bacon4000@gmail.com> writes:
> Dag-Erling Smørgrav <des@FreeBSD.org> writes:
> > It's a deliberate choice and works exactly as intended. Just because
> > you disagree with that choice does not make it a bug.
> So what was the basis of the deliberate choice to warn the user about
> accidental removal of every vital package except the kernel?

Kernel packages are not marked vital.

> > No, pkg will not prompt the user about vital packages.  It will
> > prompt the user about packages that are not themselves vital but are
> > required by a vital package.
> I believe this is incorrect.

Believe what you like, your own evidence confirms my statement.

> Instead of hostility, you might consider simply providing a rational
> explanation of why the kernel is not considered a vital package when
> so many other things are.

I've already explained this twice.  The kernel is not a vital package
because it can easily be reinstalled if accidentally removed.

DES
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Dag-Erling Smørgrav - des@FreeBSD.org