On 2023-08-18, l...@ena.re <l...@ena.re> wrote: > Hey, > > according to pkg_info(1) the -m options "shows the names and one-line > comments for all packages tagged as manually installed". However, > executing `pkg_info -m` shows the quirks package, which is clearly not > "manually installed". According to it's package description: "pkg_add(1) > always installs and updates it automatically". > > Can a package be tagged either as manually installed or as a dependency > and as quirks is not a dependency, it is tagged as manually installed? > If this is so, it seems to make sense that is tagged as manually > installed.
quirks isn't installed as a dependency of another port, so by that definition it's not "auto installed". I think it's undesirable for "pkg_delete -a" to remove the quirks package which is probably why it is currently recorded as manual-install. > However, what do you think about not showing quirks when executing > `pkg_info -mz`, as this is intended to "be reused with pkg_add(1) -l to > recreate a package installation"? Similarly to how firmware is not shown. > This would resemble the behaviour I expect from `pkg_info -mz`. might be an idea, though it doesn't really hurt to list it. suggest asking on ports@ and cc espie rather than on misc, though IIRC he's away at the moment. > Also, what is the reason the quirks package does not have a man page? I > believe it should have one, just like any other program. Is this > something that is desired? If so, I would gladly model one after the > package description. not sure what such a manpage would be named. it is already described here though: $ man -k any=quirks packages(7) - overview of the binary package system
