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Date: Sun, 14 May 1995 16:50:06 -0700
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From: Bill Fenner <fenner@parc.xerox.com>
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Subject: bin/417: pkg_add doesn't specify what package caused an error
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>Number:         417
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       When adding multiple packages, there is no name on errors
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs (FreeBSD bugs mailing list)
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sun May 14 16:50:05 1995
>Originator:     Bill Fenner
>Organization:
Xerox PARC
>Release:        FreeBSD 2.1.0-Development i386
>Environment:

	
	FreeBSD-2.0 SNAP-950412

>Description:

	
	It is impossible to determine which packages caused errors and
	which were actually installed:

	# pkg_add *
	and was not foundgmake-3.73.
	and was not foundgmake-3.73.
	cannot execute mtree: Bad address
	Error status 3 from mtree.
	Unable to completely remove file '/usr/local/lib/tintin'
	cannot execute mtree: Bad address
	Error status 3 from mtree.
	and was not foundxpm-3.4e.
	cannot execute mtree: Bad address
	Error status 3 from mtree.
	and was not foundXaw3d-1.1.
	and was not foundgmake-3.73.
	and was not foundxpm-3.4e.


>How-To-Repeat:

	
	on a machine without gmake-3.73,
	pkg_add games/*

>Fix:
	
	
	Improve pkg_add's error reporting

>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: