packages to be removed; how to determine port conflicts?

[Graham Perrin]

On 26/01/2021 04:43, Gary Aitken wrote:

> On 1/25/21 12:55 PM, Graham Perrin wrote:
>> 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?
> ...
>>
>> Please:
>>
>> uname -a
>
> oops, my bad
> 11.4-RELEASE-p3 FreeBSD 11.4-RELEASE-p3 #0: Tue Sep  1 08:22:33 UTC 
> 2020 root at amd64-builder.daemonology.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC 
> amd64
>
>> grep url /etc/pkg/FreeBSD.conf
>
> grep url /etc/pkg/FreeBSD.conf
>   url: "pkg+http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/quarterly",
> I don't understand the pkg+ part of that.


<https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg.conf(5)#REPOSITORY_CONFIGURATION>


>> At for example <https://www.freshports.org/www/firefox/#packages
>> there are some architecture-specific gaps in the table.
>
> If I look at the page for node14:
>   https://www.freshports.org/www/node14/#
> It shows:
> Runtime dependencies:
>
>         ca_root_nss>=0 : security/ca_root_nss
>
> Library dependencies:
>
>         libbrotlidec.so : archivers/brotli
>         libcares.so : dns/c-ares
>         libuv.so : devel/libuv
>         libnghttp2.so : www/libnghttp2
>         libicui18n.so : devel/icu
>
> If I do:
>   pkg info -d firefox | grep -E 
> "ca_root|brotlidec|cares|libuv|nghttp2|icui18n"
> it shows nothing.  Same for each of the other packages noted for 
> deletion.
> So I don't understand why it will be deleted.
>
> Gary


If you precede the attempt to install with this, is there any difference?

pkg update -f

Then maybe this:

pkg install --ignore-missing node10

----

Side note (hint): <https://www.freshports.org/www/node14/#dependencies>, 
for example, if you like anchoring. There'll be an explanation at 
<https://www.freshports.org/faq.php#anchors> in due course.