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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/pkg_install/version/pkg_version.1')
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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/version/pkg_version.1 b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/version/pkg_version.1 index d104748be8de..741ef6264bcc 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/version/pkg_version.1 +++ b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/version/pkg_version.1 @@ -55,15 +55,23 @@ in the index. The installed version of the package is newer than listed in the index. .It Li ? -The relationship between the installed version of a package and the -index file could not be determined. A common reason for this message -is that there are multiple versions of a particular software package -installed, or that multiple versions are listed in the index file. +The installed package does not appear in the index. +This could be due to an out of date index or a package taken from a PR +that has not yet been committed. +.It Li * +There are multiple versions of a particular software package +installed or there are multiple versions of a package listed in +the index file. Examples from the .Fx ports collection are the Tcl toolkit or the .Tn EMACS editor. +.It Li ! +The installed package exists in the index but for some reason, +.Nm +was unable to compare the version number of the installed package +with the corresponding entry in the index. .Sh OPTIONS .Nm supports several command-line arguments: @@ -140,7 +148,8 @@ suggestions, and then cut-and-paste (or retype) the commands you want to run. .An Bruce A. Mah Aq bmah@FreeBSD.org .Sh CONTRIBUTORS .An Nik Clayton Aq nik@FreeBSD.org , -.An Dominic Mitchell Aq dom@palmerharvey.co.uk +.An Dominic Mitchell Aq dom@palmerharvey.co.uk , +.An Mark Ovens Aq marko@FreeBSD.org .Sh BUGS There should be a better way of dealing with packages that can have more than one installed version. |