Re: pkgin conflict with same package

["OBATA Akio" <obache%netbsd.org@localhost>]

JFYI: pkg_install had been resolved the issue over 4 years ago.
  http://mail-index.netbsd.org/pkgsrc-changes/2009/02/13/msg018399.html

On Fri, 17 May 2013 15:24:35 +0900, iMil <imil%home.imil.net@localhost> wrote:

> > mysql-client-5.0.96nb2 (to be installed) conflicts with installed
> > package mysql-client-5.0.96.
> > proceed ? [y/N]
> >
> >
> > Why would it conflict with itself? Shouldn't it just upgrade without
> > this warning?
>
> I'm glad you ask, this situation happens for quite some packages, and is due
> to only one thing:
>
> CONFLICTS=      {mysql-server-[0-9]*,mysql3-server-[0-9]*}
>
> This line exists for every MySQL server package, and as pkgin does take
> CONFLICTS into account, it will warn you with that conflict that actually
> matches.
>
> I am really not sure it's pkgin's duty to handle those too-generic CONFLICTS
> values. What do you think?
>
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