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pkg/42066: pkg_add -f doesn't work as documented



>Number:         42066
>Category:       pkg
>Synopsis:       pkg_add -f doesn't work as documented
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    pkg-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Sep 15 14:10:00 +0000 2009
>Originator:     Adam Hamsik
>Release:        5.99.17
>Organization:
NetBSD
>Environment:
NetBSD x350 5.99.17 NetBSD 5.99.17 (GENERIC) #0: Mon Sep 14 09:47:31 UTC 2009  
builds%b8.netbsd.org@localhost:/home/builds/ab/HEAD/i386/200909140000Z-obj/home/builds/ab/HEAD/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC
 i386
>Description:
pkg_add -f doesn't force installation of package even if dependencies are not 
found/installed. 

x350# pkg_add -f ./scmgit-base-1.6.3.3.tgz   
pkg_add: Warning: package `scmgit-base-1.6.3.3' was built for a platform:
pkg_add: NetBSD/i386 5.0 (pkg) vs. NetBSD/i386 5.99.17 (this host)
pkg_add: no pkg found for 'tk>=8.4', sorry.
pkg_add: Can't install dependency tk>=8.4
pkg_add: 1 package addition failed

pkg_add(1) says:

 -f      Force installation to proceed even if prerequisite packages are
             not installed or the install script fails.  Although pkg_add will
             still try to find and auto-install missing prerequisite packages,
             a failure to find one will not be fatal.  This flag also over-
             rides the fatal error when the operating system or architecture
             the package was built on differ from that of the host.


>How-To-Repeat:
Try to install some package with not resolved dependencies.
>Fix:



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