Subject: Re: Removing the warning about OS mismatch version (pkg_add)
To: None <tech-pkg@netbsd.org>
From: Juan RP <juan@xtrarom.org>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 09/22/2005 18:35:57
On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 07:01:59 -0400
Jan Schaumann <jschauma@netmeister.org> wrote:

> Juan RP <juan@xtrarom.org> wrote:
>  
> > The following code may be used in pkg_add to remove the 
> > warning about "OS mismatch version", just using two patterns
> > we'll see if the package could be installed without printing
> > the stupid warning
> > 
> > You can see the files here:
> > 
> > ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/xtraeme/pkgosver/
> 
> I don't think it's that easy.  This patch only addresses NetBSD, not
> any of the other OS we support, and where other version schemes need
> to be considered.  I think there was some discussion about this on
> this list a while back, where Hubert (I think) provided an initial
> list of which OS could ignore which version mismatch.

You could add patterns matching your setup, right?

Anyway, the code is just to show a simple example to fix those annoying
warnings and I think they won't be committed never.