Re: What to do when package does not work in snapshot?

On 17/09/04 11:14, Nigel Taylor wrote:
>On 09/04/17 10:38, Niels Kobschätzki wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am using a snapshot which is now 6.2-beta and I wanted to install
>> tor-browser. In the dependency-chain is libevent and that cannot be
>> resolved. When I try to install libevent-2.0.22p0 directly I get the
>> following error:
>>
>> # pkg_add libevent-2.0.22p0
>> quirks-2.358 signed on 2017-09-01T20:29:18Z
>> Can't install libevent-2.0.22p0 because of libraries
>> |library crypto.42.0 not found
>> | /usr/lib/libcrypto.so.41.2 (system): bad major
>> |library ssl.44.1 not found
>> | /usr/lib/libssl.so.43.3 (system): bad major
>>
>> What do I do in such a case? Tough luck because I am using a
>> snapshot/beta or should I send a mail to someone? Who? Do I need to
>> install the ports-tree to figure that out? In the FAQ
>> there is a link to "Report porblems" which just links to itself.
>>
>> The installation of libevent works fine on a server that runs 6.1
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Niels
>>
>>
>Need to be more up to date. You snapshot has 41.2 but your installing packages
>built with a later snapshot which had 42.0.
>
>You need to follow current and move to the next snapshot, this happens
>as the snapshot and package are updated quite regularly and can be out
>of sync. If adding new snapshot packages, it's best first to upgrade to
>current snapshot, do a pkg_add -u to upgrade to packages to match the
>snapshot, then add the new packages. libevent wanting 42 and only have 41.2
>tells you the packages are ahead of the snapshot your using. The more common is
>the other way around, because the snapshot is created then it takes a
>day or so to build packages for that snapshot.

Thanks a lot. That really helps and I will try later if this will fix it
:)


Niels