Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 18:45:56 -0800 From: Ihor Antonov <ihor@antonovs.family> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Getting around goofy package dependencies Message-ID: <3226956.QJadu78ljV@t800> In-Reply-To: <63076.1577929869@segfault.tristatelogic.com> References: <63076.1577929869@segfault.tristatelogic.com>
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On Wednesday, January 1, 2020 5:51:09 PM PST Ronald F. Guilmette wrote: Hi, I am not familiar with Perl at all, but here is some generic advice > I am having a feeling of deja vu because I'm sure I have been here > before. > > I need to use a package named p5-Net-IDN-Encode on one of my FreeBSD 12.0 > systems. I tried to just install it with pkg add but that didn't work > becaise I had an older version of perl5 installed and p5-Net-IDN-Encode > wanted a newer one. > > So I installed the latest per5, i.e. "perl5-5.30.0". I figured that > should make me golden. > > Apparently I'm not that lucky, and p5-Net-IDN-Encode appars to want one > very specific version of perl5, i.e. perl5-5.28.2, even though I have > an even newer one. as a result, now when I try to install the > p5-Net-IDN-Encode [ackage, using "pkg install" I get the following > helpful notice: > > ======================================================================= > Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue... > FreeBSD repository is up to date. > All repositories are up to date. > The following 2 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked): > > New packages to be INSTALLED: > p5-Net-IDN-Encode: 2.500 > perl5.28: 5.28.2 > > Number of packages to be installed: 2 > ... > ======================================================================= > > I have tried to get around this by invoking "pkg install" with the -f > option, and separately also with the -M option, but neither one made > even the slightest bit of diofference. > > So, two questions: > > 1) Why do neither the -f nor -M options for "pkg install" do what the > corresponding man page seems to say they will do? '-f' option is "Force the reinstallation of the package if already installed." So this has nothing to do with skipping undesired packages behaviour that you probably need. '-M' also causes perl5 to be installed for me, so maybe pkg bug? (Did not check bugs) > 2) Why is the package for p5-Net-IDN-Encode configured in a way that > causes it to need *only* and *exactly* perl5-5.28.2, and why doesn't > the configuration of the and p5-Net-IDN-Encode packahe allow me to > install it when have an even newer version fo perl5 installed? > It is a good question, without knowing specifics it is hard to answer. I look at package configuration [1] and see that package wants perl5 - no specific version there. So my guess is that the dependency is somewhere in the code of the the p5-Net-IDN-Encode package I'd try 2 things: - Try contacting package maintainer and see if you can get some help. - Try building the port yourself [2] instead of using binary package [1] https://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports/head/textproc/p5-Net-IDN-Encode/Makefile? view=markup [2] https://metacpan.org/release/Net-IDN-Encode
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