Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 01:43:18 -0400 (EDT) From: parv_@yahoo.com To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: ports/30728: pkg_add causes install of multiple versions of same software Message-ID: <20010922054318.9C17A50BAA@moo.holy.cow>
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>Number: 30728 >Category: ports >Synopsis: pkg_add causes install of multiple versions of same software >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-ports >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Sep 21 22:50:01 PDT 2001 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: parv >Release: FreeBSD 4.4-STABLE i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD moo.holy.cow 4.4-STABLE FreeBSD 4.4-STABLE #0: Fri Sep 21 13:38:37 EDT 2001 toor@moo.holy.cow:/source/obj/source/src/sys/BOVINE i386 >Description: pkg_add adds new version of same software w/o any warnings or regard of duplicity. case in point: when i was in the process of installing gnomecontrolcenter-1.4.0.1, pkg_add installed db3-3.2.9_2,1 when db3-3.2.9 was already installed, installed glib-1.2.10_4 when glib-1.2.10_3 was alredy installed.... w/o any warnings. who knows what other software was reinstalled unnecessarily? >How-To-Repeat: install a dependecny software & let it age. or, install an old version of a dependency software. then pkg_add software that would be dependent on the already installed (old) dependency, and watch pkg_add add junk load. >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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