Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 20:25:42 -0600 (CST) From: Jonathan Fosburgh <wotan@Dorm-35844.RH.UH.EDU> To: kris@airnet.net Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: pkg_add chokes, returns with -1 when run from /stand/sysinstall :-0 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980128202323.12573A-100000@Dorm-35844.RH.UH.EDU> In-Reply-To: <34CFADD6.92ED687D@ninbsdbox.dyn.ml.org>
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I have been having similar problems. On some packages it works properly,
on others, it simply exits without doing anything. (2.2 SNAP, I have had
this problem over several upgrades.
Testing.
On Wed, 28 Jan 1998, Kris Kirby wrote:
> I have tried to add linux_devel-0.2 (package) to my system twice, once
> under /stand/sysinstall, and once manually. /stand/sysinstall reports
> pkg_add returned with -1. The package got here, at least when I manually
> ftp'd from wcarchive. This mystified me to say the least:
>
> ninbsdbox: {5} pkg_add linux_devel-0.2.tgz
> ninbsdbox: {6}
>
> It doesn't install it, /var/db/pkg reports:
>
> ninbsdbox: {6} ls /var/db/pkg | grep "linux"
> linux_lib-2.4
> ninbsdbox: {7}
>
> Yes, I RTFM'd it, I was running as root, etc. More weird stuff:
>
> ninbsdbox: {11} pkg_add -nv linux_devel-0.2.tgz
> ninbsdbox: {12}
>
> Nothing!
>
> ninbsdbox: {12} ls -la |grep "linux"
> -rw-rw-r-- 1 root wheel 10795081 Jan 28 07:17 linux_devel-0.2.tgz
>
> I'm thinking this *should* work. pkg_info does. Help? Please?
> --
>
> Kris Kirby <kris@airnet.net>
> -------------------------------------------
> TGIFreeBSD... 'Nuff said.
>
>
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