pkg 1.3.X changed behaviour with pkg -fR xxx

[Jos Backus]

On Jul 30, 2014 12:03 PM, "Kevin Oberman" <rkoberman at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 1:16 AM, Michael Gmelin <grembo at freebsd.org>
wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > > On 30 Jul 2014, at 08:58, Kevin Oberman <rkoberman at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 10:47 PM, Baptiste Daroussin <bapt at freebsd.org
>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >>> On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 08:45:32PM -0300, sergio lenzi wrote:
> > >>> see the sequence of commands
> > >>>
> > >>> pkg info -qr db6
> > >>> results....
> > >>>    redland-1.0.17_3
> > >>>    serf-1.3.6_1
> > >>>    subversion-1.8.9_7
> > >>>    apr-1.5.1.1.5.3_3
> > >>>    squidGuard-1.4_9
> > >>>    cyrus-sasl-saslauthd-2.1.26_1
> > >>>    evolution-data-server-2.32.1_11
> > >>>    bogofilter-1.2.4_2
> > >>> =============================
> > >>> Now the command....
> > >>>
> > >>> pkg install -fR db6
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> Updating repository catalogue
> > >>> DIST64 repository is up-to-date
> > >>> All repositories are up-to-date
> > >>> Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting)
> > >>> The following 1 packages will be affected (of 1037 checked):
> > >>>
> > >>> Installed packages to be REINSTALLED:
> > >>>      db6-6.1.19 (forced reinstall)
> > >>> ===========================
> > >>> look that it will reinstall db6 (which is correct)
> > >>> but not will reinstall the other packages as the manual says so...
> > >>>
> > >>> Another missing thing is that pkg upgrade
> > >>> will not reinstall the packages that changed options or
> > >>> that changed direct dependencies (as pkg 1.2.X did)...
> > >>>
> > >>> Is it normal or a bug??
> > >> This is a bug can you open a ticket on github?
> > >>
> > >> regards,
> > >> Bapt
> > >
> > > Wouldn't the FreeBSD bugzilla be a better place?
> >
> > Pkg is developed using git and hosted on GitHub. Its issue tracker hooks
> > into the repository quite nicely, so it actually makes a lot of sense to
> > file it there.
> >
> > https://github.com/freebsd/pkg/issues/new
> >
>
> While I understand that, it is disturbing to see a very important part of
> FreeBSD not using the FreeBSD bug tracking system. If I have a problem
with
> FreeBSD and want to see if there is a trouble report, I am not going to
> look at github (or any external tracker). I'm going to look at the FreeBSD
> Bugzilla and I feel it is improper to have an official FreeBSD project
> recommending issues be sent to any external bug tracker in lieu of the
> official one..
>
> Simply put, I think it is a terrible idea and should be squashed
> immediately.

My impression was that pkg is supposed to be cross-platform and portable,
hence not FreeBSD-specific.
Jos

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