[OpenIndiana-discuss] Repository Cleanup

[Andreas Wacknitz]

Am 09.07.24 um 14:36 schrieb Marcel Telka:
> On Wed, Jul 03, 2024 at 07:32:12PM +0200, Andreas Wacknitz via openindiana-discuss wrote:
>> Am 03.07.24 um 07:13 schrieb Goetz T. Fischer:
>>> On Sat, 22 Jun 2024 13:58:55 +0200, Till Wegmüller wrote:
>>>> To update the system cleanly use these steps:
>>>> pkg refresh --full
>>>> pkg update -v
>>> i did that yesterday and noticed that pkg's "depend" option delivers no results anymore. e.g. i
>>> tried:
>>> pkg search -r depend::library/security/openssl
>>>
>>> returns nothing. did something change there?
>> I can confirm the problem with pkg search. Most likely this is due to
>> one of the many python package updates.
>> At least someone else reported that pkg search in an older BE still
>> works. So our work on the repository cannot be the cause.
> Do we have more info about the older BE when it worked?
>
We found out that the real problem is the new infrastructure. A query
returns HTTP code 204.
The report that an older BE was still working wasn't correct. The user
issued a local search and thus didn't use the server.
Alas we haven't found a solution yet.