Re: pkg/54196: devel/ncurses build failure on -current

[Benjamin Lorenz <ben@pocket.services>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/54196; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Benjamin Lorenz <ben@pocket.services>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: pkg-manager%netbsd.org@localhost,
 gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost,
 pkgsrc-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: pkg/54196: devel/ncurses build failure on -current
Date: Sun, 12 May 2019 09:39:17 +0200

 On 12. May 2019, at 01:35, Leonardo Taccari <leot%NetBSD.org@localhost> wrote:
 
 >>> Description:
 >> =3D> Creating binary package =
 /home/bjjl/8.99/pkgsrc/packages/All/ncurses-6.1nb5.tgz
 >> =3D=3D=3D> Installing binary package of ncurses-6.1nb5
 >> pkg_add: Conflicting PLIST with ncurses-6.1nb5: man/man3/top_panel.3
 >> pkg_add: 1 package addition failed
 >> [...]
 >=20
 > Which command was invoked, `make install', `make replace', or =
 something
 > else?  Was ncurses installed?
 
 Happened during pkg_rolling-replace, which calls 'make replace' AFAIK. =
 After
 `pkg_admin rebuild' this specific error went away. It seems there=E2=80=99=
 s error
 situations in which the pkg db becomes inconsistent, which might be =
 worthwhile
 to create a separate PR for, to dig deeper into this.
 
 Contrary to what I reported earlier, I think ncurses was not yet =
 installed, but,
 as a new dependency to mate desktop, it is required now.
 
 >> pkg_add: Failed to write share/terminfo/l/lft-pc850 for =
 ncurses-6.1nb5: Hard-link target 'share/terminfo/L/LFT-PC850' does not =
 exist.
 >=20
 > If ncurses was/is installed, can you please share:
 >=20
 >  /var/db/pkg/ncurses-6.1nb5/+CONTENTS
 
 
 share/terminfo/L/LFT-PC850
 @comment MD5:dec82a5e6c3e1d6cb4a90109ac128529
 share/terminfo/l/lft-pc850
 @comment MD5:dec82a5e6c3e1d6cb4a90109ac128529
 
 
 The package obviously creates hard links which only differ in case.=20
 
 With a little hack I was able to install the package, creating a nullfs =
 mount point
 
 /usr/alt/terminfo     45620060   15202936   28136122  35% =
 /usr/pkg/share/terminfo
 
 Thus making the terminfo directory pointing again to the NetBSD =
 filesystem,=20
 rather than nfs.
 
 So, bottom line seems to be: ncurses cannot be installed on case =
 insensitive=20
 filesystems, which is default on macOS.
 
 What do you suggest is the best solution?=