main: "man 7 pkg" still only list /bin/sh in "Default ABI is determined from . . ."

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From: Mark Millard via freebsd-toolchain <freebsd-toolchain_at_freebsd.org>
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2021 23:21:57 UTC

QUOTE
     ABI                This defines the ABI for the package to be installed.
                        Default ABI is determined from /bin/sh.
END QUOTE

As far as I know /usr/bin/uname is used, with /bin/sh only
as a fall-back.

That "man 7 pkg" output is from:

# uname -apKU
FreeBSD FBSDmacch 14.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 14.0-CURRENT #10 main-n247756-348c41d1815d-dirty: Mon Jul  5 10:23:55 PDT 2021     root@CA72_16Gp_ZFS:/usr/obj/BUILDs/main-CA72-nodbg-clang/usr/main-src/arm64.aarch64/sys/GENERIC-NODBG-CA72  arm64 aarch64 1400025 1400025

I did not look for other examples of only /bin/sh being
listed. But I do know that "man 5 pkg.conf" lists both
and notes the fall-back status.

[Bob P.: This illustrates why -DNO_CLEAN builds leaving
/usr/bin/uname and/or /bin/sh in an old state can mess
up pkg's installation behavior --or other programs that
do similarly and, say, find a 1400019 when a 1400025 is
required, and so reject the installation.]

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