Re: pkg/58280: xbase needed by xentools418-20231116nb1

[David Holland <dholland-pbugs%netbsd.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/58280; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: David Holland <dholland-pbugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/58280: xbase needed by xentools418-20231116nb1
Date: Sat, 25 May 2024 02:46:27 +0000

 On Sat, May 25, 2024 at 02:20:00AM +0000, triaxx%netbsd.org@localhost wrote:
  > When trying to:
  > 
  >     # pkgin install xentools418
  > 
  > on sytem without x11:
  > 
  >     calculating dependencies...done.
  >     /usr/X11R7/lib/libpixman-1.so.2, needed by xentools418-20231116nb1 is not present in this system.
 
 Yes, the prebuilt packages are built against native X11. It might be
 nice if there were another set of binary packages built with pkgsrc
 X11, but that's probably not happening anytime soon. Likewise, in an
 ideal world pkgin might know how to install base sets, or at least
 tell you how to, or even just that you should, but we don't really
 carry around adequate metadata in packages.
 
 So all of this is more or less expected, except this part:
 
  >   0 to remove, 0 to refresh, 0 to upgrade, 0 to install
  >   0B to download, 0B of additional disk space will be used
  >   the following packages have unmet requirements:   xentools418-20231116nb1
  >     
  >  proceed ? [Y/n]
  > 
  > Nothing is installed even if 'Y' is pressed.
 
 ...which (although to be fair it did say exactly what was going to do)
 is clearly not an optimal user interaction.
 
 Is it ok to update the Synopsis:, or did you have something else in
 mind?
 
 -- 
 David A. Holland
 dholland%netbsd.org@localhost