Re: pkg/47265: pkgsrc problem pkg_info: missing package name(s) involving pkgsrc/mk/pkgformat/pkg/metadata.mk

[Steven Drake <sbd%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/47265; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Steven Drake <sbd%NetBSD.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/47265: pkgsrc problem pkg_info: missing package name(s)
 involving pkgsrc/mk/pkgformat/pkg/metadata.mk
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2012 14:47:49 +1300 (NZDT)

 On Fri, 30 Nov 2012, in 
 "Re: pkg/47252: upgrade pkgsrc/lang/gcc47 to 4.7.2" Richard PALO wrote:
 
 >  /opt/pkg/gnu/bin/xargs -n 256 /opt/pkg/sbin/pkg_info -K
 
 What do 'make show-var VARNAME=XARGS' show and where is it getting this
 value from because its value is wrong, when using gnu xargs '-r' must be
 added to the arguments.
 
 If you are setting _TOOL_PLATFORM.xargs you need to add the '-r' argument
 to it.
 
 -- 
 Steven