pkg does not recognize correct kernel version

Rainer Hurling rhurlin at gwdg.de
Mon Feb 19 20:10:59 UTC 2018


Hi Ronald,

Am 19.02.2018 um 20:27 schrieb Ronald Klop:
> I just did this.
> 
> root at sjakie ~]# pkg upgrade
> Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue...
> Fetching meta.txz: 100%    944 B   0.9kB/s    00:01
> Fetching packagesite.txz: 100%    6 MiB   6.0MB/s    00:01
> Processing entries:   0%
> pkg: Newer FreeBSD version for package gnome-menus:
> - package: 1200058
> - running kernel: 1200056
> pkg: repository FreeBSD contains packages for wrong OS version:
> FreeBSD:12:amd64
> Processing entries: 100%
> Unable to update repository FreeBSD
> Error updating repositories!
> 
> [root at sjakie ~]# uname -UK
> 1200058 1200058
> 
> [root at sjakie ~]# uname -a
> FreeBSD sjakie 12.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 12.0-CURRENT #4 r329516M: Sun Feb 18
> 12:37:36 CET 2018    
> ronald at sjakie:/data/ronald/obj-freebsd-current/data/ronald/freebsd-current/amd64.amd64/sys/GENERIC-NODEBUG 
> amd64
> 
> 
> So uname gives a different version than pkg detects.
> 
> What is happening? pkg update -f gives the same result. -o
> OSVERSION=1200058 helps, but does not feel like the right solution.
> 
> Regards,
> Ronald.

Please try

#sysctl kern.osreldate
kern.osreldate: 1200058

HTH,
Rainer Hurling


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