Re: IGNORE_OSVERSION=yes -- can't install pkg

> On Sat, 2018-05-05 at 08:26 -0700, Chris H wrote:
> > On Fri, 04 May 2018 22:57:52 -0700 <bsd-lists_at_BSDforge.com> said
> > 
> > > 
> > > I just setup a jail from a 12-CURRENT I built awhile ago. It has no
> > > ports
> > > tree. So I'm attempting
> > > to install svnlite. issuing pkg search svnlite returns
> > > The package management tool is not yet installed on your system.
> > > Do you want to fetch and install it now? [y/N]: y
> > > Bootstrapping pkg from pkg+http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/
> > > latest,
> > > please wait...
> > > Verifying signature with trusted certificate
> > > pkg.freebsd.org.2013102301...
> > > done
> > > [12current.localhost] Installing pkg-1.10.5...
> > > Newer FreeBSD version for package pkg:
> > > To ignore this error set IGNORE_OSVERSION=yes
> > > - package: 1200062
> > > - running kernel: 1200054
> > > Allow missmatch now?[Y/n]:
> > > 
> > > Umm, what? Should I ignore this error? If so, why is there an error
> > > at all?
> > > I answered no. Guess I won't be able to use pkg(8) on this jail(8).
> > > :-(
> > > 
> > > --Chris
> > OK the only reference[1] I can find regarding this, indicates that
> > answering "Y"
> > to Allow missmatch now? resulted in an ABI mismatch that caused
> > pkg(8) to be
> > unusable.
> > This is on an older version of 12, so I don't have anything that
> > might have
> > appeared in UPDATING. I really need this jail to resolve accumulating
> > pr(1)'s
> > on ports(7) I maintain.
> > 
> > Thank you.
> 
> The difference between 1200062 and 1200054 isn't going to affect
> anything except modules which are intimate with kernel internals, such
> as video drivers or virtualbox type stuff.
> 
> IMO, this new version checking done by pkg(8) is just bad Bad BAD. The
> only control you get is a knob that tells you to ignore any version
> mismatch. There appears to be no option to get the historical worked-
> really-well behavior of ignoring mismatches of the minor version for
> people who track -current.
> 
> -- Ian

And we also have packages that themselves arguable spit out
warnings simply cause they are built in a jail and against
a false kernel version that makes them think the ABI might
be different  (lsof port as an example).

-- 
Rod Grimes                                                 rgrimes_at_freebsd.org