>Number:         6056
>Category:       pkg
>Synopsis:       pkg_add fails if /usr/pkg is a symbolic link
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    gnats-admin (GNATS administrator)
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Aug 27 09:20:01 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Rene Hexel
>Organization:
	
>Release:        NetBSD 1.3.2 and NetBSD 1.3F (i386/snap-980723)
>Environment:
	
System: NetBSD idle 1.3.2 NetBSD 1.3.2 (IDLE) #34: Sun Aug 23 16:29:39 CEST 1998 rh@idle:/usr/local/sys/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/IDLE i386


>Description:
	If pkg_add is started for the first time, when the /usr/pkg
directory structure does not exist yet, it fails miserably if /usr/pkg
is actually a link somewhere else.  What's worse: there is no error message
(the Exit 1 return code is the only error indication).

>How-To-Repeat:
	Move your /usr/pkg directory aside, then try the following
example:

	mkdir /opt/pkg
	ln -s /opt/pkg /usr
	pkg_add <any_binary_package>
Exit 1

>Fix:
	Create the apropriate directory structure, even if /usr/pkg links
somewhere else.  If that behaviour is not desired, at least display some
descriptive error message.
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: