pkg_add errors

[Dominic Fandrey]

Dominic Fandrey wrote:
> Pav Lucistnik wrote:
>> Dominic Fandrey píše v st 27. 05. 2009 v 18:43 +0200:
>>
>>> During my last run of 'pkg_upgrade -a', cups-client forgot to install
>>> the library libcups.so.2, which I fortunately recognized due to my
>>> routine of running pkg_libchk after every package/port upgrade.
>>>
>>> Running 'pkg_upgrade cups-client' fixed that problem. The interesting
>>> part is, that the reinstallation of cups-client was done from the
>>> same package. So either pkg_add, tar or the file system were to blame,
>>> because the package is without fault.
>>>
>>> I expect that this unreliability of pkg_add (or the underlying systems)
>>> has a severe impact on my further development of pkg_upgrade.
>> I think it was entirely different story --
>>
>> installation of cups-client (put libcups on disc)
>> upgrade of cups-base (remove libcups from disc)
>>
> 
> Well, that's possible, but why would cups-base perform such an evil
> deed?

Stupid me, I just read UPDATING. That explains everything. But that
puts the question forward how to deal with this. People using pkg_upgrade
do not require a ports tree and hence do not have UPDATING.

> It's a very soothing suggestion, though. At least as far as pkg_upgrade
> is concerned.