--- Nick Guenther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 11/19/07, Juan Miscaro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > --- Marc Espie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 08:21:17AM -0500, Juan Miscaro wrote:
> > > > However the second one (PKG_PATH_LAN2) is never consulted. If
> I
> > > remove
> > > > the first one then packages are found and installed with no
> > > problem.
> > > >
> > > > Why is this happening?
> > >
> > > Because it's designed that way.
> > >
> > > The second entry is only consulted if a matching package is not
> found
> > > in
> > > the first repository. It works like a linker path: pkg_add only
> looks
> > > at entries while it did not find a suitable candidate.
> >
> >
> > But the first repository does not contain a candidate. That's what
> I'm
> > saying.
> >
> >
> > > The intention is that you should put your preferred repository at
> the
> > > front,
> > > and less wanted stuff later: if pkg_add finds something in the
> > > preferred
> > > repository, it won't even look at the rest.
> >
> >
> > So something is apparently wrong then.
>
> I saw this bug two years ago when I first started with OpenBSD. I
> assumed I was doing something wrong and forgot about it.
>
> things to try: are you sure the second repository has the package you
> need?
Well like I posted, if I remove the first repository the package
installs fine.
// juan
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