Re: pkg-1.21.0: after upgrade 1.20.9_1 -> 1.21.0: pkg core dumps on specific ports

From: Baptiste Daroussin <bapt_at_freebsd.org>
Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2024 07:20:30 UTC
On Sat 06 Apr 09:23, Rainer Hurling wrote:
> Am 06.04.24 um 09:05 schrieb FreeBSD User:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > after updating (portmaster and make) ports-mgmt/ports from 1.20.9_1 -> 1.21.0 on CURRENT and
> > 14-STABLE, I can't update several ports:
> > 
> > www/apache24
> > databases/redis
> > 
> > pkg core dumps while performing installation. apache24 and redis are ports I realized this
> > misbehaviour on ALL 14-STABLE and CURRENT boxes (both OS variants latest builds, i.e. FreeBSD
> > 15.0-CURRENT #32 main-n269135-da2b732288c7: Fri Apr  5 20:30:39 CEST 2024 amd64).
> > 
> > After some updates on a poudriere builder (CURRENT base host, 14.0-RELENG jail with poudriere)
> > building packages for 14.0-RELENG, I observed the same behaviour when updating packages on
> > target hosts where pkg is first updated, on those hosts, nextcloud-server and icinga2 host
> > utilizing also databases/redis and www/apache24, pkg fails the same way.
> > 
> > I do not dare to update our poudriere hosts since the problem seems to pop up when pkg 1.21.0
> > is installed, no matter whether I use poudriere built ports (from our own builder hosts) or
> > recent source tree with portmaster/make build process.
> > 
> > Looks like a serious bug to me and not a site/user specific problem. Hopefully others do
> > realize the same ...
> > 
> > Thanks in advance,
> > 
> > oh
> 
> 
> Hmm, I just tried to reproduce that. Both ports mentioned, databases/redis
> and www/apache24, can be built and installed with Portmaster. The box is a
> 15.0-CURRENT with pkg-1.21.0.
> 
> Maybe 'pkg check -Bn' or 'portmaster --check-depends --check-port-dbdir'
> show some inconsistencies?
> 
> Best wishes,
> Rainer
> 
> 
using portmaster or not are strictly unlikely to be helpful here.

The right way to test if to report running with pkg -dddd and also to recommand
testing with default options in pkg.conf.

Best regards,
Bapt