Re: pkg/60188: pkgsrc bootstrap fails on Linux (Slackware 15.0) due to circular dependency
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The following reply was made to PR pkg/60188; it has been noted by GNATS. From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Cc: Subject: Re: pkg/60188: pkgsrc bootstrap fails on Linux (Slackware 15.0) due to circular dependency Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:52:54 +0100 An update on this, I managed to circumvent the issue by installing the native Slackware 'diffutils' package via upgradepkg: https://slackware.pkgs.org/15.0/slackware-x86_64/diffutils-3.8-x86_64-1.txz.html Still, this took a little while to figure out, and should ideally be handled by pkgsrc somehow, either by making it so that the circular dependency doesn't happen during the bootstrap process or by communicating a fix for the user to perform (such as, in my case, installing a package).