On 2021-10-10, Otto Moerbeek <o...@drijf.net> wrote: > On Sun, Oct 10, 2021 at 11:09:58AM +0300, Mihai Popescu wrote: > >> On Sat, Oct 9, 2021 at 11:55 PM Chris Bennett < >> cpb_m...@bennettconstruction.us> wrote: >> >> > On Sat, Oct 09, 2021 at 09:53:46PM +0300, Mihai Popescu wrote: >> > > I am running amd64-current from snapshots. I am installing a lot of >> > > packages using pkg_add -vV pkg1 pkg2 ... >> > > >> > > I got some strange reports, see below. This is the third email about >> > this, >> > > maybe isn't it a big deal. >> > > >> > >> > pkg_add -Dsnap is needed when snapshots and release are next to each >> > other >> > . >> > Chris >> > >> > >> I am not on a release kernel. This was observed on my computer on other >> snapshots, I have at least 2 reports on misc@. >> I don't know perl, so I am not able yet to figure out what is happening. >> But as with many other reports, sometimes it will be fixed. > > If you are running a snap kernel, it might think it is a release > kernel close to release. That's the whole point. Use -D snap and > you'll be ok.
The reported problem is nothing to do with snapshot/release, it's a strange ordering of the update set. Mihai, please ask on ports@, maybe cc espie to make sure he sees it, I think he will know whether it's a problem or not.
