The following issue requires your FEEDBACK. ====================================================================== https://www.opencsw.org/mantis/view.php?id=5220 ====================================================================== Reported By: kresimir Assigned To: dam ====================================================================== Project: libpcap1 Issue ID: 5220 Category: packaging Reproducibility: always Severity: minor Priority: normal Status: feedback ====================================================================== Date Submitted: 2014-11-25 11:18 CET Last Modified: 2014-12-10 14:28 CET ====================================================================== Summary: Installation of <CSWlibpcap1> partially failed - pathname does not exist - Solaris 10 Description: Installation of libpcap1 package partially fails because it can not create symbolic links due to pathname problems.
bash-3.2# pkgadd -d libpcap1-1.5.3\,REV\=2014.07.04-SunOS5.10-sparc-CSW.pkg The following packages are available: 1 CSWlibpcap1 libpcap1 - System-independent interface for user-level packet capture, libpcap.so.1 (sparc) 1.5.3,REV=2014.07.04 Select package(s) you wish to process (or 'all' to process all packages). (default: all) [?,??,q]: Processing package instance <CSWlibpcap1> from </var/spool/pkg/libpcap1-1.5.3,REV=2014.07.04-SunOS5.10-sparc-CSW.pkg> libpcap1 - System-independent interface for user-level packet capture, libpcap.so.1(sparc) 1.5.3,REV=2014.07.04 Please see /opt/csw/share/doc/libpcap1/license for license information. ## Processing package information. ## Processing system information. ## Verifying package dependencies. ## Verifying disk space requirements. ## Checking for conflicts with packages already installed. ## Checking for setuid/setgid programs. Installing libpcap1 - System-independent interface for user-level packet capture, libpcap.so.1 as <CSWlibpcap1> ## Installing part 1 of 1. /opt/csw/lib/libpcap.so.1 <symbolic link> pkgadd: ERROR: unable to create package object </opt/csw/lib/libpcap.so.1>. pathname does not exist unable to create symbolic link to <libpcap.so.1.5.3> /opt/csw/lib/libpcap.so.1 /opt/csw/lib/libpcap.so.1.5.3 /opt/csw/lib <implied directory> /opt/csw/lib/sparcv9/libpcap.so.1 <symbolic link> pkgadd: ERROR: unable to create package object </opt/csw/lib/sparcv9/libpcap.so.1>. pathname does not exist unable to create symbolic link to <libpcap.so.1.5.3> /opt/csw/lib/sparcv9/libpcap.so.1 /opt/csw/lib/sparcv9/libpcap.so.1.5.3 /opt/csw/lib/sparcv9 <implied directory> /opt/csw/share/doc/libpcap1/license /opt/csw/share/man/man5/pcap-filter.5 /opt/csw/share/man/man5/pcap-linktype.5 /opt/csw/share/man/man5/pcap-tstamp.5 [ verifying class <none> ] Installation of <CSWlibpcap1> partially failed. ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (0010991) dam (administrator) - 2014-12-10 14:28 https://www.opencsw.org/mantis/view.php?id=5220#c10991 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You are using a version of CSWcommon not suited for the version of libpcap you are using. Please do not just install random stuff from allpkgs as it won't work. I suggest to use pkgutil and probably a local mirror with a selection of one catalog (like unstable or testing).