Re: pkg/42132 (pkg_add can't install packages in 5.0)

[Hauke Fath <hf%spg.tu-darmstadt.de@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/42132; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Hauke Fath <hf%spg.tu-darmstadt.de@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost, pkg-manager%NetBSD.org@localhost, gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/42132 (pkg_add can't install packages in 5.0)
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 17:04:11 +0100

 On 2020-01-16 14:56, Hauke Fath wrote:
 > As a first data point, downgrading pkgtools/pkg_install from 20191008 to 
 > 20180425 lets me install both lang/perl5 and devel/ncurses without any 
 > issues.
 
 ... this is with 20180425 as built 20 months ago.
 
 OTOH, 20180425 built on the current system exhibits the exact same 
 problem as 20191008, which would indicate it is not the pkg_install 
 sources but the build environment.