Re: (more) observations on pkgin

[Fredrik Pettai <pettai%nordu.net@localhost>]

Hi,

I've installed pkgin-0.3.3.1 on some NetBSD 4.0_STABLE machines, an so  
far it works fine.

One small annoyance one of our sysadmins came across that happens then  
there are more than one package available in different versions, like  
apache. If you aren't precise with the version then you want to  
install apache, strange things happens.

For instance, if you tell pkgin to install apache-2.2, pkgin  
understand that you probably meant apache-2.2.14 and starts to install  
dependencies for that apache version, but then its finished with the  
dependencies and should install apache-2.2.14, it fails with "no such  
installed package apache".

-bash-4.0$ sudo pkgin install apache-2.2
calculating dependencies for apache-2.2...
2 packages to be installed: apr-1.3.9 apr-util-1.3.9 (482K to  
download, 1599K to install)
proceed ? [y/N] y
downloading packages...
downloading apr-1.3.9.tgz: 100%
downloading apr-util-1.3.9.tgz: 100%
installing packages...
installing apr-1.3.9...
pkg_add: Warning: package `apr-1.3.9' was built for a platform:
pkg_add: NetBSD/i386 4.0.1 (pkg) vs. NetBSD/i386 4.0.1_PATCH (this host)
installing apr-util-1.3.9...
pkg_add: Warning: package `apr-util-1.3.9' was built for a platform:
pkg_add: NetBSD/i386 4.0.1 (pkg) vs. NetBSD/i386 4.0.1_PATCH (this host)
processing local summary...
updating database: 100%
no such installed package apache

If you type "pkgin in apache-2.2" it fails without a helpful message.
If you type "pkgin in apache" it fails with a helpful message

-bash-4.0$ sudo pkgin in apache
there's more than one version available for this package.
please re-run pkgin with a package name matching one of the following:
apache-1.3.41
apache-2.0.63nb5
apache-2.2.14
nothing to do.

If pkgin can figure out the dependencies for what I named apache-2.2,  
it probably should assume I meant apache-2.2.14 and install it as  
well. If that guessing behavior is unwanted it should ask me to be  
more specific before starting to install all the dependencies and fail  
with a non helpful message in the end.

Maybe this is a known bug/behavior?

Regards,
/P