On Sep 19, 2025, at 10:18, Mark Millard <[email protected]> wrote:
[Just notice that I'd referenced the wrong files in part of the below.] > On Sep 19, 2025, at 08:48, Lexi Winter <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Mark Millard wrote in <[email protected]>: >>> # pkg-static install -U -rFreeBSD-base -g 'FreeBSD-*' >>> >>> Afterwards I tried deleting FreeBSD-set-* without force >>> being requested and it reported only 4 as vital and >>> allowed the others to be deleted: >> >> are you able to reproduce this on a clean system (e.g., in a chroot)? >> if so, the particular sequence of commands that triggers it would be >> useful to have. > > I think the below means I do not need to do this: the *.pkg files > agree with the "only 4" status. > >> also, please show the output of this command on the affected system: >> >> pkg info | awk '/^FreeBSD-set-/ { print $1 }' | xargs pkg query '%n %V' > > Unfortunately since the deletes happened, the FreeBSD-set-* in > question are no longer listed in the info output. > > Similarly for my later having forcing the delete of the 4 that did > report being vital. > > So, overall: empty output on both systems. > > But the following indicates that the cached *.pkg files themselves > agree with the just-4-vitals status: > > amd64: > > # find -s /var/cache/pkg/ -name "FreeBSD-set*~*.pkg" -exec pkg info -R -F {} > \; | grep -e name: -e vital: > pkg: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected. Running "pkg bootstrap -f" > recommended > name: "FreeBSD-set-base" > vital: true > pkg: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected. Running "pkg bootstrap -f" > recommended > }name: "FreeBSD-set-base-dbg" > pkg: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected. Running "pkg bootstrap -f" > recommended > }name: "FreeBSD-set-devel" > vital: true > pkg: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected. Running "pkg bootstrap -f" > recommended > }name: "FreeBSD-set-devel-dbg" > pkg: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected. Running "pkg bootstrap -f" > recommended > }name: "FreeBSD-set-kernels" > pkg: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected. Running "pkg bootstrap -f" > recommended > }name: "FreeBSD-set-kernels-dbg" > pkg: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected. Running "pkg bootstrap -f" > recommended > }name: "FreeBSD-set-lib32" > pkg: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected. Running "pkg bootstrap -f" > recommended > }name: "FreeBSD-set-lib32-dbg" > pkg: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected. Running "pkg bootstrap -f" > recommended > }name: "FreeBSD-set-minimal" > vital: true > pkg: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected. Running "pkg bootstrap -f" > recommended > }name: "FreeBSD-set-minimal-dbg" > pkg: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected. Running "pkg bootstrap -f" > recommended > }name: "FreeBSD-set-minimal-jail" > vital: true > pkg: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected. Running "pkg bootstrap -f" > recommended > }name: "FreeBSD-set-minimal-jail-dbg" > pkg: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected. Running "pkg bootstrap -f" > recommended > }name: "FreeBSD-set-src" > pkg: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected. Running "pkg bootstrap -f" > recommended > }name: "FreeBSD-set-tests" > > > aarch64: > > # find -s /var/cache/pkg/ -name "FreeBSD-set*~*.pkg" -exec pkg info -R -F {} > \; | grep -e name: -e vital: > pkg: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected. Running "pkg bootstrap -f" > recommended > name: "FreeBSD-set-base" > vital: true > pkg: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected. Running "pkg bootstrap -f" > recommended > }name: "FreeBSD-set-base-dbg" > pkg: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected. Running "pkg bootstrap -f" > recommended > }name: "FreeBSD-set-devel" > vital: true > pkg: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected. Running "pkg bootstrap -f" > recommended > }name: "FreeBSD-set-devel-dbg" > pkg: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected. Running "pkg bootstrap -f" > recommended > }name: "FreeBSD-set-kernels" > pkg: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected. Running "pkg bootstrap -f" > recommended > }name: "FreeBSD-set-kernels-dbg" > pkg: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected. Running "pkg bootstrap -f" > recommended > }name: "FreeBSD-set-lib32" > pkg: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected. Running "pkg bootstrap -f" > recommended > }name: "FreeBSD-set-lib32-dbg" > pkg: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected. Running "pkg bootstrap -f" > recommended > }name: "FreeBSD-set-minimal" > vital: true > pkg: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected. Running "pkg bootstrap -f" > recommended > }name: "FreeBSD-set-minimal-dbg" > pkg: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected. Running "pkg bootstrap -f" > recommended > }name: "FreeBSD-set-minimal-jail" > vital: true > pkg: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected. Running "pkg bootstrap -f" > recommended > }name: "FreeBSD-set-minimal-jail-dbg" > pkg: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected. Running "pkg bootstrap -f" > recommended > }name: "FreeBSD-set-src" > pkg: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected. Running "pkg bootstrap -f" > recommended > }name: "FreeBSD-set-tests" > > Also of note is the lack of a new-line between the prior } and the > name: for most of the above. An example of a surrounding context is: > > categories: [ > "base" > ] > annotations: { > FreeBSD_version: "1600000" > }name: "FreeBSD-set-base-dbg" > origin: "base" > > > The example also showing the lack of vital: for lib32 is: > > . . . > categories: [ > "base" > ] > annotations: { > FreeBSD_version: "1600000" > }name: "FreeBSD-set-lib32" > origin: "base" > version: "16.snap20250912212418" > comment: "32-bit compatibility libraries (metapackage)" > maintainer: "[email protected]" > www: "https://www.FreeBSD.org"; > abi: "FreeBSD:16:aarch64" > arch: "freebsd:16:aarch64:64" > prefix: "/" > flatsize: 0 > licenselogic: "single" > licenses: [ > "BSD2CLAUSE" > ] > desc: "This metapackage installs compatibility libraries required for > building and\nrunning 32-bit applications on a 64-bit host system." > . . . > > (When listed, vital: is the line just before "desc:".) > > So the problem appears to have been from upstream. > > For reference, amd64: > > /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-set-base-16.snap20250918100450.pkg > /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-set-base-16.snap20250918100450~c89aadaed9.pkg > /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-set-base-dbg-16.snap20250918100450.pkg > /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-set-base-dbg-16.snap20250918100450~d584303e89.pkg > /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-set-devel-16.snap20250918100450.pkg > /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-set-devel-16.snap20250918100450~afeee71eda.pkg > /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-set-devel-dbg-16.snap20250912210739.pkg > /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-set-devel-dbg-16.snap20250912210739~94132e3b9c.pkg > /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-set-kernels-16.snap20250917214757.pkg > /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-set-kernels-16.snap20250917214757~cd5edfd16f.pkg > /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-set-kernels-dbg-16.snap20250912210739.pkg > /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-set-kernels-dbg-16.snap20250912210739~d150e3cf2e.pkg > /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-set-lib32-16.snap20250912210739.pkg > /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-set-lib32-16.snap20250912210739~01dd34d6a9.pkg > /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-set-lib32-dbg-16.snap20250912210739.pkg > /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-set-lib32-dbg-16.snap20250912210739~6bf2e897c8.pkg > /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-set-minimal-16.snap20250918100450.pkg > /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-set-minimal-16.snap20250918100450~d5a6a3a3cb.pkg > /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-set-minimal-dbg-16.snap20250918100450.pkg > /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-set-minimal-dbg-16.snap20250918100450~a9dbb207b2.pkg > /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-set-minimal-jail-16.snap20250917214757.pkg > /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-set-minimal-jail-16.snap20250917214757~3e33cdaaf4.pkg > /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-set-minimal-jail-dbg-16.snap20250917214757.pkg > /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-set-minimal-jail-dbg-16.snap20250917214757~74d0186d0e.pkg > /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-set-src-16.snap20250916221226.pkg > /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-set-src-16.snap20250916221226~cfde358ad0.pkg > /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-set-tests-16.snap20250916221226.pkg > /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-set-tests-16.snap20250916221226~7620158652.pkg > >> i've tested this here and even if FreeBSD-set-src isn't marked as vital >> prior to the upgrade, it becomes vital after updating, which seems to be >> the expected behaviour from a quick inspection of the pkg(8) source. > > It appears that what happend in my environment matches the materials > downloaded from upstream. It seems upstream is what needs the > investigation. > > Again, I wonder if the /usr/src/ downloaded did not match what was > actually built and downloaded. > > For reference, amd64 context: > > /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-src-16.snap20250918100450.pkg > /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-src-16.snap20250918100450~1656b05fd3.pkg > /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-src-sys-16.snap20250918100450.pkg > /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-src-sys-16.snap20250918100450~c6577afa66.pkg Above I should have referenced: /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-set-src-16.snap20250916221226.pkg /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-set-src-16.snap20250916221226~cfde358ad0.pkg > Side Note: > > Looking around I do see an oddity in /var/db/pkg/ : > > # ls -C1 /var/db/pkg/*-15.*.pkg | wc -l > 840 > > Those *.pkg files have (local) date/times that are rather old: > > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel uarch 65 Jan 25 23:51:43 2025 > /var/db/pkg/FreeBSD-libsqlite3-dbg-lib32-15.snap20250123224330.pkg -> > FreeBSD-libsqlite3-dbg-lib32-15.snap20250123224330~ab7a13a036.pkg > . . . > -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel uarch 13161 Dec 8 13:22:05 2024 > /var/db/pkg/FreeBSD-libmagic-man-15.snap20241208191210~5c9a803aa3.pkg > > # ls -C1 /var/db/pkg/*-16.*.pkg | wc -l > ls: /var/db/pkg/*-16.*.pkg: No such file or directory > 0 > > Looks to me like I should delete these old *.pkg files > from /var/db/pkg/ . === Mark Millard marklmi at yahoo.com
