Re: pkg/39430: Packages marked as 'not for deletion' cannot be upgraded

["Jeremy C. Reed" <reed%reedmedia.net@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/39430; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Jeremy C. Reed" <reed%reedmedia.net@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/39430: Packages marked as 'not for deletion' cannot be
 upgraded
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:04:08 -0500 (CDT)

 On Fri, 29 Aug 2008, srcshelton%gmail.com@localhost wrote:
 
 > Surely, the solution is to overwrite common files between the old 
 > version and the new version, and then afterwards remove any files which 
 > were in the previous version's PLIST but not in the new version's PLIST.
 > 
 > This would allow key system packages to be upgraded (or reinstalled, 
 > etc.) without breaking and without having to hack the package database.
 
 I modified pkg_add to do that a few years ago and used it for a few years 
 on Linux and NetBSD.
 
 Overtime, I stopped continuing to try to keep pkg_install source in sync.
 
 It was in pkgsrc-wip but I don't see now. And there was a PR for it too.