NetBSD Problem Report #59641

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Subject: pkg state for item with `>' mark my be misread as installed
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>Number:         59641
>Category:       pkg
>Synopsis:       pkg state for item with `>' mark my be misread as installed
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    jperkin
>State:          open
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Sep 08 14:30:00 +0000 2025
>Last-Modified:  Mon Sep 08 20:23:02 +0000 2025
>Originator:     Van Ly
>Release:        10.1
>Organization:
>Environment:
NetBSD XXX.XXX 10.1 NetBSD 10.1 (GENERIC) #0: Mon Dec 16 13:08:11 UTC 2024  mkrepro@mkrepro.NetBSD.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC amd64
>Description:
When the pkg state, for items such as `qemu' or `bash-', is retrieved, using `pkgin se qemu' or `pkgin se ^bash-', the final line explaining the meaning of the `>' symbol may be misread to mean the marked package is installed.

It should be read to mean this `package is not installed and a greater version is available'.
>How-To-Repeat:

$ pkgin se qemu
pkgin se qemu
fs-uae-qemu-uae-3.8.6  FS-UAE plugin for PPC and networking support
qemu-10.0.2 =        Machine emulator and virtualizer
qemu-7.2.16nb3 >     Machine emulator and virtualizer
qemu-guest-agent-10.0.2  QEMU guest agent
unicorn-2.1.3        CPU emulator engine framework based on QEMU

=: package is installed and up-to-date
<: package is installed but newer version is available
> : installed package has a greater version than available package

$ pkgin se ^bash-
bash-5.2.37 =        The GNU Bourne Again Shell
bash-2.05.2.13 >     The GNU Bourne Again Shell (version 2)
bash-completion-2.11  Programmable completion specifications for bash
bash-doc-2.05.2nb1   Documentation for the GNU Bourne Again Shell
bash-preexec-0.5.0   Preexec and precmd hook functions a la zsh

=: package is installed and up-to-date
<: package is installed but newer version is available
>: installed package has a greater version than available package


>Fix:
Replace the final output line explaining the use of `>' symbol as follows:

> : package is not installed and a greater version is available

>Release-Note:

>Audit-Trail:

Responsible-Changed-From-To: pkg-manager->jperkin
Responsible-Changed-By: wiz@NetBSD.org
Responsible-Changed-When: Mon, 08 Sep 2025 20:23:02 +0000
Responsible-Changed-Why:
Over to pkgin maintainer


>Unformatted:

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