"pkg upgrade" failing with "Fail to create temporary file: ... Not a directory"
Hi, $subject happened to me just now on current. I researched it on the internet, the answer to this issue seems to be a universal "uninstall and install the package" which seems to have worked in all cases I saw it suggested. I'm trying to embed this command into a script and would like to avoid manual intervention (I have to admit, this is the first time I've encountered this error in the two years I've been doodling with FreeBSD again) ... Is anything more known about this error behaviour, and what I can do to avoid it? TIA Michael PS: in case it matters: the full path shown in the error message is /usr/local/include/KF5/GrantleeTheme/GrantleeTheme/.pkgtemp.GenericFormatter.qSk5LxEaheWG, the package being extracted is grantleetheme-22.04.0 -- Michael Schuster http://recursiveramblings.wordpress.com/ recursion, n: see 'recursion'
Re: "pkg upgrade" failing with "Fail to create temporary file: ... Not a directory"
On 2022-04-27 12:59, Michael Schuster wrote: Hi, $subject happened to me just now on current. I researched it on the internet, the answer to this issue seems to be a universal "uninstall and install the package" which seems to have worked in all cases I saw it suggested. I'm trying to embed this command into a script and would like to avoid manual intervention (I have to admit, this is the first time I've encountered this error in the two years I've been doodling with FreeBSD again) ... Is anything more known about this error behaviour, and what I can do to avoid it? TIA Michael PS: in case it matters: the full path shown in the error message is /usr/local/include/KF5/GrantleeTheme/GrantleeTheme/.pkgtemp.GenericFormatter.qSk5LxEaheWG, the package being extracted is grantleetheme-22.04.0 This looks more a case for the Maintainer of the GrantleeTheme than for current@ 0xBDE49540.asc Description: application/pgp-keys
Re: "pkg upgrade" failing with "Fail to create temporary file: ... Not a directory"
Chris, thx for your response. However On Thu, Apr 28, 2022 at 4:19 AM Chris wrote: > > On 2022-04-27 12:59, Michael Schuster wrote: > > Hi, > > > > $subject happened to me just now on current. I researched it on the > > internet, the answer to this issue seems to be a universal "uninstall > > and install the package" which seems to have worked in all cases I saw > > it suggested. > > > > I'm trying to embed this command into a script and would like to avoid > > manual intervention (I have to admit, this is the first time I've > > encountered this error in the two years I've been doodling with > > FreeBSD again) ... > > Is anything more known about this error behaviour, and what I can do > > to avoid it? > > > > TIA > > Michael > > > > PS: in case it matters: the full path shown in the error message is > > /usr/local/include/KF5/GrantleeTheme/GrantleeTheme/.pkgtemp.GenericFormatter.qSk5LxEaheWG, > > the package being extracted is grantleetheme-22.04.0 > This looks more a case for the Maintainer of the GrantleeTheme than for > current@ ... maybe. OTOH, the instances I found mentioned on the 'net are all about different packages: eg: https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/pkg-upgrade-fail-to-create-temporary-file.67923/ https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=237767 I feel there's something different at work here than just one maintainer's oversight. Thx Michael -- Michael Schuster http://recursiveramblings.wordpress.com/ recursion, n: see 'recursion'
Re: "pkg upgrade" failing with "Fail to create temporary file: ... Not a directory"
On 2022-04-27 20:40, Michael Schuster wrote: Chris, thx for your response. However On Thu, Apr 28, 2022 at 4:19 AM Chris wrote: On 2022-04-27 12:59, Michael Schuster wrote: > Hi, > > $subject happened to me just now on current. I researched it on the > internet, the answer to this issue seems to be a universal "uninstall > and install the package" which seems to have worked in all cases I saw > it suggested. > > I'm trying to embed this command into a script and would like to avoid > manual intervention (I have to admit, this is the first time I've > encountered this error in the two years I've been doodling with > FreeBSD again) ... > Is anything more known about this error behaviour, and what I can do > to avoid it? > > TIA > Michael > > PS: in case it matters: the full path shown in the error message is > /usr/local/include/KF5/GrantleeTheme/GrantleeTheme/.pkgtemp.GenericFormatter.qSk5LxEaheWG, > the package being extracted is grantleetheme-22.04.0 This looks more a case for the Maintainer of the GrantleeTheme than for current@ ... maybe. OTOH, the instances I found mentioned on the 'net are all about different packages: eg: https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/pkg-upgrade-fail-to-create-temporary-file.67923/ https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=237767 I feel there's something different at work here than just one maintainer's oversight. You may well be correct. On the surface, to me it looked like a port problem so I thought you might get quicker results via it's maintainer. :-) Good luck! :-) Thx Michael 0xBDE49540.asc Description: application/pgp-keys
Re: "pkg upgrade" failing with "Fail to create temporary file: ... Not a directory"
On Wed, Apr 27, 2022 at 08:47:26PM -0700, Chris wrote: > On 2022-04-27 20:40, Michael Schuster wrote: > > Chris, > > > > thx for your response. However > > > > On Thu, Apr 28, 2022 at 4:19 AM Chris wrote: > > > > > > On 2022-04-27 12:59, Michael Schuster wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > $subject happened to me just now on current. I researched it on the > > > > internet, the answer to this issue seems to be a universal "uninstall > > > > and install the package" which seems to have worked in all cases I saw > > > > it suggested. > > > > > > > > I'm trying to embed this command into a script and would like to avoid > > > > manual intervention (I have to admit, this is the first time I've > > > > encountered this error in the two years I've been doodling with > > > > FreeBSD again) ... > > > > Is anything more known about this error behaviour, and what I can do > > > > to avoid it? > > > > > > > > TIA > > > > Michael > > > > > > > > PS: in case it matters: the full path shown in the error message is > > > > /usr/local/include/KF5/GrantleeTheme/GrantleeTheme/.pkgtemp.GenericFormatter.qSk5LxEaheWG, > > > > the package being extracted is grantleetheme-22.04.0 > > > This looks more a case for the Maintainer of the GrantleeTheme than for > > > current@ > > > > ... maybe. OTOH, the instances I found mentioned on the 'net are all > > about different packages: > > > > eg: > > https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/pkg-upgrade-fail-to-create-temporary-file.67923/ > > https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=237767 > > > > I feel there's something different at work here than just one > > maintainer's oversight. > You may well be correct. On the surface, to me it looked like a port problem > so I thought > you might get quicker results via it's maintainer. :-) > > Good luck! :-) > > > > Thx > > Michael It is 2 things, it is a port problem of maintainers who do not check for upgradability of their packages, and it can also been seen as something pkg can deal with, but a complicated case, so I don't know yet how. The main issue is a file in vX which becomes a directory in vX+1 which goes in the way pkg does extract files to be as atomic as possible. Best regards, Bapt
Re: "pkg upgrade" failing with "Fail to create temporary file: ... Not a directory"
## Michael Schuster (michaelspriv...@gmail.com): > $subject happened to me just now on current. I researched it on the > internet, Don't look that far, the answer is in UPDATING: 20220426: AFFECTS: users of deskutils/grantleetheme Regards, Christoph -- Spare Space
Re: "pkg upgrade" failing with "Fail to create temporary file: ... Not a directory"
Am 28.04.22 um 09:11 schrieb Baptiste Daroussin> It is 2 things, it is a port problem of maintainers who do not check for > upgradability of their packages, and it can also been seen as something pkg > can > deal with, but a complicated case, so I don't know yet how. > > The main issue is a file in vX which becomes a directory in vX+1 which goes in > the way pkg does extract files to be as atomic as possible. This case could be caught and dealt with by removing the file or by moving it out of the way (to a temporary name to allow it to be recovered if the subsequent steps fail or to be deleted if they succeed). Further special conditions may apply - but since there is no way a file and directory can exist under the same name (on FreeBSD, at least), it is safe to assume that the file will not be kept when the package is installed. Regards, STefan OpenPGP_signature Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: "pkg upgrade" failing with "Fail to create temporary file: ... Not a directory"
On Thu, 28 Apr 2022 12:31:06 +0200 Stefan Esser wrote: > Am 28.04.22 um 09:11 schrieb Baptiste Daroussin> It is 2 things, it > is a port problem of maintainers who do not check for > > upgradability of their packages, and it can also been seen as > > something pkg can deal with, but a complicated case, so I don't > > know yet how. > > > > The main issue is a file in vX which becomes a directory in vX+1 > > which goes in the way pkg does extract files to be as atomic as > > possible. > > This case could be caught and dealt with by removing the file or by > moving it out of the way (to a temporary name to allow it to be > recovered if the subsequent steps fail or to be deleted if they > succeed). > > Further special conditions may apply - but since there is no way a > file and directory can exist under the same name (on FreeBSD, at > least), it is safe to assume that the file will not be kept when the > package is installed. The opposite case seems more interesting/problematic. -m -- Michael Gmelin
Re: "pkg upgrade" failing with "Fail to create temporary file: ... Not a directory"
On Thu, Apr 28, 2022 at 10:43 AM Christoph Moench-Tegeder wrote: > > ## Michael Schuster (michaelspriv...@gmail.com): > > > $subject happened to me just now on current. I researched it on the > > internet, > > Don't look that far, the answer is in UPDATING: > 20220426: > AFFECTS: users of deskutils/grantleetheme thx all - that was the relevant hint here. regards Michael > > Regards, > Christoph > > -- > Spare Space -- Michael Schuster http://recursiveramblings.wordpress.com/ recursion, n: see 'recursion'
