On Sat, Jul 16, 2005 at 07:14:58PM +0200, Geert Hendrickx wrote:

> I've always been told that OS version mismatches are not fatal for pkg_add,
> but when I try this: 
> 
> > pkg_add zsh
> 
> It says:
> 
> > pkg_add: Package `ftp://ftp.fr.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/packages/pkgsrc-2005Q2/NetBSD-2.0/i386/All/zsh-4.2.5.tgz' OS mismatch:
> > pkg_add: NetBSD/i386 2.0 (pkg) vs. NetBSD/i386 2.0.2 (this host)
> > pkg_add: install script returned error status
> > pkg_add: 1 package addition failed
> 
> Even with -f, pkg_add gives the same error.  
> 
> Strangely enough, for some other packages, like links, it works fine.  
> 
> How can I install binary packages on my 2.0.2 system? 

the problem isn't the OS mismatch (that's only a warning, unless
indicated otherwise), the real problem is:

> > pkg_add: install script returned error status

have you tried pkg_add -v to see what might be going wrong?

grant.