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Package upgrade doesn't ensure the base system is installed while processing scripts

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As currently generated packages produced by ports have no dependency on package base packages. This has the unfortunate consequence that `pkg` will uninstall/reinstall packages while most of the base system...

Crest

--repository as an override for disabled repos: no warning when specifying a nonexistent repo

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With FreeBSD-15.0-ALPHA1, I wondered why [pkg-search(8)](https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-search&sektion=8&manpath=freebsd-ports) results implied zero packages in the _FreeBSD-kmods_ repo. pkg search -r FreeBSD-kmods -g '*' ```text root@alpha-pkgbase-zfs:~ # pkg search -r FreeBSD-kmods -g '*' root@alpha-pkgbase-zfs:~...

grahamperrin

BACKUP_LIBRARIES improvements

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Recording a list of possible improvements recently discussed: - (noted by @markjdb) The solver could learn about BACKUP_LIBRARIES and understand that shlib dependencies will not go away if they're to...

kevans91

Idea: new verb: pkg diff pkgname

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It would be useful to be able to display exactly what the on-disk changes are between a pkg in a repo and what is installed on disk. This command should:...

infracaninophile

Fail to install base packages. Memory exhausting.

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Recently I tried to install FreeBSD on baremetal. I've got recent 14.3 LiveUSB stick with own basepackages (builded from 14-STABLE via `make packages`). On bare-metal server I booted from LiveUSB...

ant5

Add support for -r ${REPOSITORY} flag for 'pkg info' command

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Hi. After the migration to the upcoming PKGBASE solution it will not be possible to list just the third party packages - or just the PKGBASE packages. ``` % pkg...

vermaden

pkg upgrade removed desktop and applications unexpectedly

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after running pkg upgrade today on my system, my desktop environment was unexpectedly uninstalled and not reinstalled. Along with it, several applications were also removed, including Firefox, Signal, and Telegram....

Martinfx

pkg delete should accept -r

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Many `pkg` subcommands accept `-r` to restrict behaviour to a single repository. This is *mostly* meaningless for `pkg del`, but it is useful for `pkg del -a` to be able...

davidchisnall

Logging, backup and undo

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Here's a nice-to-have idea. - Create a logging table in local.sqlite to record all actions that modify the locally installed package set - Any time a package is deleted or...

infracaninophile

The manpage for 'pkg check -s' should provide an example of how to repair a corrupted package. Is one supposed to do 'pkg install -f' or something else? If it's...

bsdjhb