Re: Libreoffice: Error about /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.7

[Bruce Nagel <nagelbh%sdf.org@localhost>]

On Mon, Aug 07, 2023 at 07:14:23PM -0400, Greg Troxel wrote:
> Bruce Nagel <nagelbh%sdf.org@localhost> writes:
>
> > Using either my original pkgsrc url that e.g. url I get this error when trying
> > to do 'pkgin upgrade':
> >
> > pkgin: empty local package list.
> >
> > 'pkgin list' gives the same: Requested list is empty.
>
> It is possible you have crossed wires about where your pkgdb is.    I
> suggest you read carefully:
>  https://www.pkgsrc.org/pkgdb-change/
>
> and look around in your filesystem and see the script and be super
> careful.

The 'check and fix' script finds no problems.

I confirmed that in the following files, PKG_DBDIR=/usr/pkg/pkgdb is the
file path set:

 /usr/pkg/etc/pkg_install.conf
 /etc/mk.conf
 /etc/pkg_install.conf

It does appear that pkgin is still putting info in /var/db/pkgin, because
the cache, pkg_install-err.log, and pkgin.db files there have all been updated
today (when I updated pkgin using pkgin):

 contents of /var/db/pkgin:

 drwxr-xr-x  2 root  wheel     23552 Aug  8 12:42 cache
 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel   4959205 Aug  8 12:42 pkg_install-err.log
 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  35078144 Aug  8 12:42 pkgin.db

So it appears pkgin is still writing to /var/db/pkgin for some reason, what
config file controls that for pkgin?

The manpage for pkgin says:

    /var/db/pkgin
                   This directory contains the individual files and
                   directories used by pkgin listed below.

The version of pkgin I have installed is 22.10.0nb2, the most current showing
on pkgsrc.org, so it should be putting things in /usr/pkg/pkgdb, correct?

Maybe I missed something in https://www.pkgsrc.org/pkgdb-change/

> You may also want to update pkgin.   I have no idea how old your
> installed packages are.   As I said before, having some packages old,and
> especially very old, is asking for trouble because essentially nobody
> who contributes to pkgsrc does is that way.

My starting point on this system was a fresh NetBSD 9.3 install (in April).
 
I have now installed pkgin-22.10.0.nb2 (and with it pkgin also installed
pkg_install-20211115).
  
'pkgin upgrade' still gives "pkgin: empty local package list."


> > 'pkg_admin check' gives a lot of errors to the effect of:
> >
> > pkg_admin: libreoffice-7.5.1.2: File `/usr/pkg/libreoffice-7.5.1.2/lib/libreoffice/sha
> > re/extensions/dict-is/license.txt' is in +CONTENTS but not on filesystem!
> >
> > but mentions no other packages, just libreoffice.
>
> So your installed libreoffice is broken.  I suggest 'pkgin rm
> libreoffice' to get to a safer that.

Attempting this gives the "pkgin: empty local package list." error


> > 'pkg_info -a' gives a long list of packages that looks like what I have
> > installed.
>
> Also check if you hvae /usr/bin/pkg_info and /usr/pkg/sbin/pkg_info both
> and if they print the same thing.

/usr/pkg/sbin/pkg_info -V    gives   20211115
/usr/sbin/pkg_info -V        gives   20201218

> > If I try to do: 'pkgin install libreoffice' it now offers to install it,
> > without the libsdtc++ error it was giving before, but due to the 'empty
> > package list' error I have not done that yet, figuring there's a bigger
> > issue to resolve.
>
> Try also "pkgin sk" and "pkgin -n upgrade".

"pkgin sk" gives: a long list (looks like all of my installed packages)

"pkgin -n upgrade" - gives error: "pkgin: empty local package list."

I'm puzzled as to why pkgin is storing its information in /var/db/pkgin
(and why the manpage still says that's where it should store it).

Thanks,
Bruce
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