[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Tom,
> 
>> I'm guessing this is a feature because the PRE_ is stored in the 
>> installed file to remember which packages came from the preferred 
>> authority. Is that right?
> 
> That's correct.
> 
> If you don't specify the authority when you install the package, we'll
> assume you didn't care what authority installed the package.  When you
> change preferred authorities, we'll update from the new preferred
> authority.

That is probably a subtle behaviour that deserves explanation in the 
pkg(5) man page.

-- 
Shawn Walker
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