pkg(8): "An error occured while fetching package: No error"
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Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 20:36:16 UTC
A fuller write-up is at: https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/pkg-8-an-error-occured-while-fetching-package-no-error.96761/ Or I can re-post it here if folk prefer. FreeBSD 14.2-STABLE #0 stable/14-n270227-b40ca26721d7: Sun Jan 26 12:59:37 PST 2025 root@buildhost.example.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/amd64.amd64/sys/GENERIC What does the error at reference mean? One way it arises is a DNS failure, but I don't believe that's my case, based on tcpdump showing 100% successful DNS lookups, and the fact that the problem persists even when using the well-known public DNS server 8.8.8.8. The symptoms are that pkg audit will sometimes work and sometimes fail, with no discernable pattern: jimsdesk : 06:18:23 /root# pkg-static -v; pkg-static audit -Fq 2.0.5 mariadb1011-server-10.11.10_1 firefox-134.0.2,2 jimsdesk : 06:25:16 /root# pkg-static audit -Fq pkg-static: An error occured while fetching package: No error pkg-static: cannot fetch vulnxml file jimsdesk : 06:25:18 /root# pkg-static audit -Fq mariadb1011-server-10.11.10_1 firefox-134.0.2,2 jimsdesk : 06:25:19 /root# pkg-static audit -Fq pkg-static: An error occured while fetching package: No error pkg-static: cannot fetch vulnxml file jimsdesk : 06:25:20 /root# pkg-static audit -Fq mariadb1011-server-10.11.10_1 firefox-134.0.2,2 Thank you for any pointers you can offer.