pkgbase is not compatible with freebsd-update. We need freebsd-update to detect when pkgbase is in use, and exit with an error.
Draft/sketch of a patch in https://reviews.freebsd.org/D47341
A commit in branch main references this bug: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=cf1aba2857c1ec59c9a34d363cb18a61ffa34a10 commit cf1aba2857c1ec59c9a34d363cb18a61ffa34a10 Author: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2024-10-30 19:15:13 +0000 Commit: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2024-10-31 18:35:44 +0000 freebsd-update: refuse to operate on a pkgbase system FreeBSD-update is not compatible with packaged base. PR: 282252 Reviewed by: bapt, markj (earlier) Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D47341 usr.sbin/freebsd-update/freebsd-update.sh | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)