> > > I was running fine on 5.1 but based on the comment from the previous
> > > poster
> > > I reinstalled the snapshot (5.2). I was then unable to install any
> > > packages
> > > from snapshots because of library errors. For example:
> > >
> > > # pkg_add mutt-1.5.21p0v0-sasl
> > >
> > > Can't install libiconv-1.14 because of libraries
> > > |library c.64.1 not found
> > > | /usr/lib/libc.so.65.0 (system): bad major
> > > Can't install qdbm-1.8.78: can't resolve libiconv-1.14
> > > Can't install cyrus-sasl-2.1.25p3 because of libraries
> > > Can't install gettext-0.18.1p1: can't resolve libiconv-1.14
> > > Can't install lmutt-1.5.21p0v0-sasl: can't resolve
> > > cyrus-sasl-2.1.25p3,libiconv-1.14,qdbm-1.8.78,gettext-0.18.1p1
> >
> > > I don't know whether I should reinstall 5.1 and use it until 5.2 comes out
> > > or whether I should continue and try to track -current and see if the
> > > issues
> > > are resolved, but I am not looking forward to compiling much source given
> > > the lack of framebuffer acceleration! I used to track -stable on i386 but
> > > I
> > > have been away from OpenBSD for a while so I am a little rusty on all
> > > this.
> > >
> > > Are you running -current or 5.1 and since you are using it for a server
> > > and
> > > it is working fine for you, what would you recommend?
> >
> This is mostly caused by the relatively slow hardware. Packages take
> time to build. In almost all cases, the old packges you have installed
> continue to work fine. Patience is a virtue ;-)
Yes but since I installed from the snapshot I have no old packages! This
was a clean install on new hardware and now I cannot install any packages at
least not any I have tried.
Are you running -current or 5.1? Do you happen to know if -current has any
advantages over 5.1 for a development machine? Thanks.
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