[Bug 225361] ports-mgmt/pkg: pkg install xxx removes needed and unrelated packages from system

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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=225361

--- Comment #3 from Conrad Meyer <cem at freebsd.org> ---
(In reply to pru13allan from comment #2)
I don't think kernel version changes are the only issue with the described
symptom, and I don't think the proposed solution "Keep up with new kernel
versions" is an acceptable resolution to the problem.

If pkg arrives in the scenario where a 'pkg install' wants to remove installed
packages, it should produce an error message and abort.  Full stop.

If the resulting action isn't insane, the user can remove the mentioned
conflicting packages if it makes sense, and then re-run the 'pkg install'.  If
the resulting action would have been insane, the user is prevented from
shooting themselves in the foot.

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