On 2026/07/03 17:32, Marc Espie wrote:
> See what postgresql-server does, there is a WHOLE pkg_add annotation
> devoted to it, named @ask-update.
>
> pkg_create(1) has some documentation.
>
> Cliff notes:
> - in interactive mode it displays a message if the update crosses a version
> boundary
> - it will update in non-interactive mode
^ will not update in non-interactive mode
however, on 7.9 -> 8.0, you'll be left with a fairly broken set of
packages if you deny the update and have py3-lmdb installed.
> - you can also force it with -Dupdate_lmdb
ah, that's a handy feature which I missed before! probably worth adding
to the pkg_add(1) manual.
