----- [email protected] wrote:

> Guys,
> 
> Apologies for not keeping track but I was wondering if there is some
> way to find out pkg dependencies on kernel components in recent
> times.
> Specifically, if I am running b136 or b137, how far up can I go just
> for pkg components.

It's difficult to say.  There have been changes in libbe, Python, and other 
components that pkg(5) depends on.

The only way I know of is to try it and see what works.

> And separately, did we ever implement a force install? i.e. forcing
> a pkg to install even if the dependency check is not met. Basically
> for people who know what they are doing and know the dependency is
> wrong/obsolete.

A package manager can't manage packages if the dependency graph is broken.  It 
is highly unlikely that a force option will ever be implemented.

If you have a broken package, then your best option is to use pkgrecv to 
retrieve it, use pkgmogrify (or a text editor) to remove the dependencies you 
don't want from the manifest, and then use pkgsend publish to republish it to 
your own repository.  That's far more maintainable.

-Shawn
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