On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 10:00:20PM -0400, Juan Miscaro wrote: > 2009/10/25 Jacob Meuser <jake...@sdf.lonestar.org>: > > On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 10:29:29PM -0400, Juan Miscaro wrote: > >> I've had this problem for a long time (over many OpenBSD releases). > >> > >> The pkg_add man page (for 4.5) states: > >> > >> "If a given package name cannot be found, the directories named by > > B ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > >> PKG_PATH are searched. B It should contain a series > >> of entries separated by colons. B Each entry consists of a directory > >> name. B URL schemes such as FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, or SCP are also > >> appropriate." > >> > >> On a client machine: > >> > >> PKG_PATH=http://$HTTP_MASTER/:http://$HTTP_MASTER/by_port/i386/all/ > >> > >> My master server serves up normal packages and those packages compiled > >> from ports. > >> > >> When I do this only the first component is searched. B I have to do a > >> second package update run with PKG_PATH pointing directly to the > > B B B B ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > >> second component for the "ports packages" to be seen. > >> > >> Why is this? > > > > did you give pkg_add a package name? > > No, as I stated I am updating my packages. Are you saying that > PKG_PATH takes on a different meaning in this context? That certainly > seems to be the case. Too bad.
well, think about it. if pkg_add were scanning all paths for the latest of each package ... that could easily be a very large and complicated task. certainly much more complex than finding a first match. suggestions for you: a) use one path for all packages or b) instead of pkg_add -u, use pkg_add -r <list of exact names of packages to be updated, perhaps from running the ports out-of-date script, or following ports-changes, or however> > > -- > /jm -- jake...@sdf.lonestar.org SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org
