Re: 9.2: pkgin packages do not register pkg_info

2021-08-04 Thread Greg Troxel
Riccardo Mottola writes: > Hi Greg, > > Greg Troxel wrote: >> I don't either, but my advice is to *always* set PKG_DBDIR explicitly in >> btoh mk.conf and pkg_install.conf. Check if you have the split brain >> situation, or something else: >> >> https://pkgsrc.org/pkgdb-change/ > > oh, I fear

Re: 9.2: pkgin packages do not register pkg_info

2021-08-04 Thread Riccardo Mottola
Hi. replying to myself Riccardo Mottola wrote: > I fear this "dirs" come from this step: > > In /var/db/pkg.refcount > tar cf - . | (cd /usr/pkg/pkgdb && tar xfv -) > > since pkg.refcount contained "dirs" > > ls /usr/pkg/pkgdb/dirs/ > etc usr var > > is it out of place? the proper command

Re: 9.2: pkgin packages do not register pkg_info

2021-08-04 Thread Riccardo Mottola
Hi Greg, Greg Troxel wrote: > I don't either, but my advice is to *always* set PKG_DBDIR explicitly in > btoh mk.conf and pkg_install.conf. Check if you have the split brain > situation, or something else: > > https://pkgsrc.org/pkgdb-change/ oh, I fear I have split. But, permit me, this is

Re: 9.2: pkgin packages do not register pkg_info

2021-08-04 Thread Riccardo Mottola
Hi Greg Greg Troxel wrote: > I don't either, but my advice is to *always* set PKG_DBDIR explicitly in > btoh mk.conf and pkg_install.conf. Check if you have the split brain > situation, or something else: > > https://pkgsrc.org/pkgdb-change/ I tried to perform the split migration according to

Re: 9.2: pkgin packages do not register pkg_info

2021-08-03 Thread Greg Troxel
Riccardo Mottola writes: > I installed using pkg_add pkgin. Then I installed a myriad of packages > using "pkgin install", so to be quick and not compile stuff myself. > > I wonder however that "pkg_info" then does not list these packages, why? I don't either, but my advice is to *always* set