Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 13:32:56 -0700 From: "Chris H" <bsd-lists@bsdforge.com> To: <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: OS version upgrade detected. Running "pkg-static install -f pkg" recommended Message-ID: <ea38e2ca4f53e95a1d69c967314baf9b@ultimatedns.net> In-Reply-To: <201607131449.u6DEnbsJ065787@fire.js.berklix.net> References: <201607131449.u6DEnbsJ065787@fire.js.berklix.net>
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On Wed, 13 Jul 2016 16:49:37 +0200 "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.com> wrote
> Hi ports@
> With:
> uname -a
> FreeBSD lapr.js.berklix.net 12.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 12.0-CURRENT \
> #1 r302560M: Wed Jul 13 01:28:27 CEST 2016 \
> jhs@lapr.js.berklix.net:/usr/src/sys/amd64/compile/LAPR.small amd64
>
> cd /usr/ports; svn up
> Updating '.':
> At revision 418418
>
> make fetch
> pkg-static: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected. \
> Running "pkg-static install -f pkg" recommended
>
> This is an incomplete thus bad reccomendation, based on a false
> assumption all users of ports/ only want packages. It's quite obvious
> from "make fetch" that here one wants to fetch distfiles to recompile,
> not install binary packages, the warning should at least also provide
> an alternate recipe for ports/ source based users who want to
> recompile whatever to get rid of warning.
>
> What causes the warning ? a grep of Mk/* doesnt show it,
> It's presumably coming from Mk/ calling some pkg ?
> In /usr/src/usr.sbin/pkg ? I fail to grep for Major
>
> What text can we add to which Mk/* to state the source upgrade route ?
>
> Cheers,
> Julian
> --
It *should* read:
pkg-static: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected. \
Running "pkg-static install -f pkg" recommended \
or run "pkg-static delete -f pkg" to remove this message.
Sorry. Couldn't resist. In all honesty Julian, I too had the
same reaction/ understanding as you, when I saw it. Took me a bit
before it dawned on me what it was *actually* trying to tell me. :P
--Chris
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