From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 8 21:59:19 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1C1DC9E7 for ; Mon, 8 Dec 2014 21:59:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-wg0-x229.google.com (mail-wg0-x229.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:400c:c00::229]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AD41F7A3 for ; Mon, 8 Dec 2014 21:59:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-wg0-f41.google.com with SMTP id y19so7339559wgg.0 for ; Mon, 08 Dec 2014 13:59:17 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=r5dSeqi5TvnMLsJWxu3LSk8nf2x5OSD5mTfbUzEPpdM=; b=kyUX1dfOx1bMreykRB/GXWHf32O78oWovjJyTaPCDqZDtuyEuynW52mJBiD0+8kRWM kb35pfwhJf0rJ2XFOKYX9DC3DfnkQaJyK5xx1ickBuFkegViI12TvqEMjmf0/e9cAwWo tZEtqjdXeW3THIwyUNkQyXFaqdwT0USMrMrxdziaLoA9Wh3sme+eVaGtKqmNdonrb5PK ThWEkQWF/5xhWh2M+fPRJFAI1FYn3Q/LBZ4D9UCCRtir9eolrsJfLPJUeGt40bearQ1V bCeaAK8ToMH3Hr4gDzmSKkdkBNCZEUN+I8v/Rbx310vkE+ZRT3I6HO7QBXvsS79gN7d1 1nEg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.194.61.168 with SMTP id q8mr48071608wjr.53.1418075957120; Mon, 08 Dec 2014 13:59:17 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.216.73.2 with HTTP; Mon, 8 Dec 2014 13:59:17 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2014 21:59:17 +0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Pkg upgrade 'SAT solver' problem From: Peter Harrison To: pete wright Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Cc: FreeBSD Questions X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 21:59:19 -0000 On 8 December 2014 at 21:28, pete wright wrote: > On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 12:18 PM, Peter Harrison > wrote: >> Can someone help with a pkg upgrade problem please? >> >> I've been relying solely on binary pkg for a while now without problem. >> However, on doing the latest upgrade I get: >> >> root@thinkpad:/home/peter # pkg upgrade >> Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue... >> FreeBSD repository is up-to-date. >> All repositories are up-to-date. >> Checking for upgrades (377 candidates): 100% >> Checking integrity... done (1 conflicting) >> pkg: Cannot solve problem using SAT solver: >> cannot install package libxfce4util~x11/libxfce4util, remove it from >> request? [Y/n]: n >> pkg: cannot solve job using SAT solver >> >> If I answer 'y' I get a much longer sequence of similar errors and the >> upgrade still bombs. > > is this related to the upgrade of gettext? As per /usr/ports/UPDATING: > > "20141130: > AFFECTS: users of devel/gettext (close to everyone) > AUTHOR: tijl@FreeBSD.org > > The devel/gettext port has been split up in devel/gettext-runtime, a > lightweight package containing runtime libraries, and devel/gettext-tools, > a package containing developer tools. The devel/gettext port still exists > as a metaport. > > You must first delete the existing installation of gettext and then > reinstall it. This will break sudo, so you *must* do this in a root > shell (sudo -i) if you use sudo. > " > > I did an upgrade last week and this package pretty much broke > everything (including most of xfce4) causing me to do a pretty big > uninstall/reinstall dance. Of course if I read /usr/ports/UPDATING > first I would have saved myself some drama :) > > Cheers, > -pete > > -- > pete wright > www.nycbug.org > @nomadlogicLA Thanks - sounds about right but... root@thinkpad:/home/peter # pkg delete -f gettext Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting) Deinstallation has been requested for the following 1 packages (of 0 packages in the universe): Installed packages to be REMOVED: gettext-0.19.3 Proceed with deinstalling packages? [y/N]: y [1/1] Deleting gettext-0.19.3: 100% root@thinkpad:/home/peter # pkg upgrade Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue... FreeBSD repository is up-to-date. All repositories are up-to-date. Checking for upgrades (377 candidates): 100% Checking integrity... done (1 conflicting) pkg: Cannot solve problem using SAT solver: cannot install package libxfce4util~x11/libxfce4util, remove it from request? [Y/n]: Still no dice. Any ideas? Cheers, Peter Harrison.