I ran into this tonight:

 	noon% make install
 	===> Error: The package tools installed on this system are out of date.
 	===> The installed package tools are dated 2005/05/30 and you must update
 	===> them to at least 2005/11/03 using the following command:
 	===>
 	===>    (cd /usr/cvs/pkgsrc/pkgtools/pkg_install && /usr/bin/make clean && /usr/bin/make update)
 	*** Error code 1

well, no problem. I know that updating this pkg is strange, but luckily 
there's a command given for cut&paste so I don't have to engage my brain - 
perfect.

I thought! :-(

What I got instead is:

 	...
 	===> Deinstalling for pkg_install
 	===> Becoming root@noon to deinstall pkg_install.
 	/usr/bin/su Password:
 	Terminal type is xterm.
 	Running /usr/cvs/pkgsrc/pkgtools/pkg_install/work/pkg_install-20051122/delete/pkg_delete
 	pkg_install-20050318
 	Package `pkg_install-20050318' is marked as not for deletion
 	/usr/bin/make bin-install
 	===> Binary install for pkg_install-20051122
 	===> Becoming root@noon to binary install pkg_install.
 	/usr/bin/su Password:
 	Terminal type is xterm.
 	===> pkg_install-20050318 is already installed - perhaps an older version?
 	*** If so, you may wish to ``pkg_delete pkg_install-20050318'' and install
 	*** this package again by ``/usr/bin/make bin-install'' to upgrade it properly.
 	*** Error code 1

That didn't work, obiously.

It would be nice if this could be fixed, so that the right procedure is in 
the first message, whichever it is.

And yes, I have DEPENDS_TARGET set in mk.conf. Without it, I get the 
following error for the initially recommended command:

 	Running /usr/cvs/pkgsrc/pkgtools/pkg_install/work/pkg_install-20051122/delete/pkg_delete pkg_install-20050318
 	Package `pkg_install-20050318' is marked as not for deletion
 	/usr/bin/make install
 	===> *** No /usr/cvs/pkgsrc/distfiles/pkg-vulnerabilities file found,
 	===> *** skipping vulnerability checks. To fix, install
 	===> *** the pkgsrc/security/audit-packages package and run
 	===> *** '/usr/pkg/sbin/download-vulnerability-list'.
 	===> Installing for pkg_install-20051122
 	===> Becoming root@noon to install pkg_install.
 	/usr/bin/su Password:
 	Terminal type is xterm.
 	===> pkg_install-20050318 is already installed - perhaps an older version?
 	*** If so, you may use either of:
 	***  - "pkg_delete pkg_install-20050318" and "/usr/bin/make reinstall" to upgrade properly
 	***  - "/usr/bin/make update" to rebuild the package and all of its dependencies
 	***  - "/usr/bin/make replace" to replace only the package without re-linking
 	***    dependencies, risking various problems.
 	*** Error code 1

So could whoever has a clue on this fix the initial message, poossibly in 
a way that DEPENDS_TARGET doesn't affect things?

Please?


  - Hubert