Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 12:59:30 +0000 From: Arthur Chance <freebsd@qeng-ho.org> To: Peter Harrison <four.harrisons@googlemail.com>, pete wright <nomadlogic@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Pkg upgrade 'SAT solver' problem Message-ID: <5486F232.5080004@qeng-ho.org> In-Reply-To: <CAA3eX7ZZGKWhu2y=xMXLWmbkSXVBqm497q5k-HQBQ72cqnm%2BRQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAA3eX7ayzZEd=%2B%2BgJACO9_yz3apJUHt9AN3b%2B9fd6wxBf1nLog@mail.gmail.com> <CAGBmCT7Jk6YdLn%2Bw7Oha7L1Y==bXx_UH=sf%2BWHALiC1vpYFb3Q@mail.gmail.com> <CAA3eX7ZZGKWhu2y=xMXLWmbkSXVBqm497q5k-HQBQ72cqnm%2BRQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On 08/12/2014 21:59, Peter Harrison wrote: > On 8 December 2014 at 21:28, pete wright <nomadlogic@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 12:18 PM, Peter Harrison >> <four.harrisons@googlemail.com> 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? When was your previous upgrade? If it was before 2014-11-26 you may have been caught by the switch from perl 5.16 to 5.18. That required a pkg upgrade -f although that's time consuming and can't be done under sudo (see devel/gettext note). Alternatively trying "pkg check -Ba" and "pkg check -da" might shake something loose. -- Those who do not learn from computing history are doomed to GOTO 1
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