packages to be removed; how to determine port conflicts?

[Graham Perrin]

On 25/01/2021 19:18, Gary Aitken wrote:
> Attempting to install node.js port (node10, node12, node14), I get this:
>
> pkg install node10
> Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue...
> FreeBSD repository is up to date.
> All repositories are up to date.
> The following 29 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked):
>
> Installed packages to be REMOVED:
>         FreeCAD: 0.18.4_10
>         firefox: 80.0_3,1
>         openshot: 2.5.1.236
>         py37-qt5-webkit: 5.13.1_1
>         py37-qt5-webkitwidgets: 5.13.1_1
>         qt5-webkit: 5.212.0.a4_2
>         thunderbird: 68.11.0_1
>
> New packages to be INSTALLED:
>         Box2D: 2.3.1
>         c-ares: 1.16.1
>         double-conversion: 3.1.5.19
>         node10: 10.23.1
>
> Installed packages to be UPGRADED:
> ...
>
> Installed packages to be REINSTALLED:
> ...
>
> Installed, Upgraded, and reinstalled seems ok, but removed is a problem.
> How to tell why they are being removed?  FreeCAD was reinstalled two days
> ago, so it seems like it should be reasonably up to date.  I get 
> more-or-less
> the same basic list regardless of which nodexx pkg I try to install.
>
> Is this simply a matter of reinstalling after they are removed, or 
> does this
> indicate an incompatibility which will prevent installing at all?
>
> Gary


Please:

uname -a

grep url /etc/pkg/FreeBSD.conf

At for example <https://www.freshports.org/www/firefox/#packages> there 
are some architecture-specific gaps in the table.