On Fri, Feb 06, 2026 at 09:41:55PM +1300, Avon Robertson wrote: > pkg_add for some reason is not installing gcc. This is the first time > that I have encountered a package install failure like this. I have > had a look at this years misc and ports archive mail lists and found no > posts about the same or a similar issue. > > The info below provides (I hope) helpful information for readers to > identify the reason(s) for the failure. > > $ date > Fri Feb 6 15:36:28 NZDT 2026 > > $ sysctl kern.version > kern.version=OpenBSD 7.8-current (GENERIC.MP) #234: Wed Feb 4 13:18:55 MST > 2026 > [email protected]:/usr/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC.MP > > $ doas /usr/sbin/pkg_add -Dsnap -v gcc > doas ([email protected]) password: > Adding packages > Update candidates: quirks-7.180 -> quirks-7.180 > quirks-7.180->7.180 (processing) > quirks-7.180 signed on 2026-02-02T22:59:35Z > gcc-15.2.0p5 (processing) > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ was the last line output by pkg_add. Strange? > $ which gcc > which: gcc: Command not found.
ports gcc would be egcc it is built with --program-transform-name=s,^,e, > > $ls -l /var/db/pkg | grep -e gcc* > drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 Feb 6 11:13 gcc-15.2.0p5 > drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 Feb 6 15:35 gcc-libs-15.2.0p5 > > TIA for your replies. > > -- > aer > >
