[libpcap1 0005220]: Installation of <CSWlibpcap1> partially failed - pathname does not exist - Solaris 10

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https://www.opencsw.org/mantis/view.php?id=5220 
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Reported By:                kresimir
Assigned To:                dam
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Project:                    libpcap1
Issue ID:                   5220
Category:                   packaging
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   minor
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     feedback
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Date Submitted:             2014-11-25 11:18 CET
Last Modified:              2014-12-10 14:28 CET
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Summary:                    Installation of <CSWlibpcap1> partially failed  - 
pathname does not exist  -  Solaris 10
Description: 
Installation of libpcap1 package partially fails because it can not create
symbolic links due to pathname problems. 


bash-3.2# pkgadd -d libpcap1-1.5.3\,REV\=2014.07.04-SunOS5.10-sparc-CSW.pkg


The following packages are available:
  1  CSWlibpcap1     libpcap1 - System-independent interface for user-level
packet capture, libpcap.so.1
                     (sparc) 1.5.3,REV=2014.07.04

Select package(s) you wish to process (or 'all' to process
all packages). (default: all) [?,??,q]: 

Processing package instance <CSWlibpcap1> from
</var/spool/pkg/libpcap1-1.5.3,REV=2014.07.04-SunOS5.10-sparc-CSW.pkg>

libpcap1 - System-independent interface for user-level packet capture,
libpcap.so.1(sparc) 1.5.3,REV=2014.07.04
Please see /opt/csw/share/doc/libpcap1/license for license information.
## Processing package information.
## Processing system information.
## Verifying package dependencies.
## Verifying disk space requirements.
## Checking for conflicts with packages already installed.
## Checking for setuid/setgid programs.

Installing libpcap1 - System-independent interface for user-level packet
capture, libpcap.so.1 as <CSWlibpcap1>

## Installing part 1 of 1.
/opt/csw/lib/libpcap.so.1 <symbolic link>
pkgadd: ERROR: unable to create package object
</opt/csw/lib/libpcap.so.1>.
    pathname does not exist
    unable to create symbolic link to <libpcap.so.1.5.3>
/opt/csw/lib/libpcap.so.1
/opt/csw/lib/libpcap.so.1.5.3
/opt/csw/lib <implied directory>
/opt/csw/lib/sparcv9/libpcap.so.1 <symbolic link>
pkgadd: ERROR: unable to create package object
</opt/csw/lib/sparcv9/libpcap.so.1>.
    pathname does not exist
    unable to create symbolic link to <libpcap.so.1.5.3>
/opt/csw/lib/sparcv9/libpcap.so.1
/opt/csw/lib/sparcv9/libpcap.so.1.5.3
/opt/csw/lib/sparcv9 <implied directory>
/opt/csw/share/doc/libpcap1/license
/opt/csw/share/man/man5/pcap-filter.5
/opt/csw/share/man/man5/pcap-linktype.5
/opt/csw/share/man/man5/pcap-tstamp.5
[ verifying class <none> ]

Installation of <CSWlibpcap1> partially failed.
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 (0010991) dam (administrator) - 2014-12-10 14:28
 https://www.opencsw.org/mantis/view.php?id=5220#c10991 
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You are using a version of CSWcommon not suited for the version of libpcap
you are using. Please do not just install random stuff from allpkgs as it
won't work. I suggest to use pkgutil and probably a local mirror with a
selection of one catalog (like unstable or testing).