Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2021 08:54:38 +0100 From: Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd@ohreally.nl Cc: freebsd-pkg@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Questions about /usr/local/lib/compat/pkg Message-ID: <20211108075438.jtqkak6n22n5rlg7@aniel.nours.eu> In-Reply-To: <15967907-03dc-a2ab-df86-6097d8d808f6@ohreally.nl> References: <15967907-03dc-a2ab-df86-6097d8d808f6@ohreally.nl>
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On Sun, Nov 07, 2021 at 08:36:54PM +0100, freebsd@ohreally.nl wrote: > Hello list, > > I have some questions about /usr/local/lib/compat/pkg. I can find very > little documentation about that directory. /usr/local/lib/compat/pkg is mecanism to save old libraries, during upgrade, ensure programs still linked to those old libs continues to run It only happens if BACKUP_LIBRARIES is set to true (which is not the default). > > My current problem is that devel/boost-libs won't upgrade, with the > following message: > > No such file or directory @ rb_check_realpath_internal - > /usr/local/lib/compat/pkg/libboost_atomic.so.1 > > Actually, the mentioned file does exist. But it is a symlink to > libboost_atomic.so.1.72.0 which does not exist. So the file pointed does not exist > > So my first question is if I can just delete this dead symlink, in the hopes > that the upgrade will then succeed? Yes you can > > But I have some more questions. > > What exactly is this directory for? > The pkg.conf(5) man page states that libraries are backed up to this > directory (BACKUP_LIBRARY_PATH), but it doesn't say what these backups are > used for. Or when the backups should be restored. And when they can be > deleted. Pkg do not use them. > > Also, just above that line in the pkg.conf man page, it says that > BACKUP_LIBRARIES should be set to true to have libraries backed up. However, > it also says that this variable defaults to NO, and I never edited pkg.conf > (and I just checked: this var is not set in the default file). > So why does pkg back up these libraries anyway? > In my case, this directory contains about 30 libraries, and over twice that > amount in symlinks. What does pkg -vv shows you ? > > Thanks to anyone who can shine a light on this for me. > > Best, > Rob > > -- > :wq > >
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