@conflicts in /var/db/pkg/*/+CONTENTS

[Dan Nelson]

In the last episode (Jul 20), freebsd at usmstudent.com said:
> Whenever I run pkg_info, I am receiving error messages that indicate
> conflicts with my packages.  For example, when I run pkg_info, I get:
> 
> pkg_info: read_plist: bad command '@conflicts libX11-*'

Try installing the pkg_install port/package, which will give you an
updated set of pkg_* binaries that understand the newer keywords.

> As a possible fix, I have considered upgrading to 4.10-RELEASE.  But,
> I'm fearful that I will end up trashing my box completely.

Upgrade/overlay installs are relatively safe.  Don't mess up the
filesystem mount point names or anything during the install :)

-- 
	Dan Nelson
	dnelson at allantgroup.com