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[BUG] - NetBSD pkgin dep not found

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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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35/100
Issue type
Bug
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Needs clarification
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Stale
Tech stack
shell

Research direction

Search for the ensure_netbsd_pkgin_dependency entry point and inspect how the NetBSD 10.1 pkgin package URL is constructed. Reproduce the pkg_add failure and verify that the dependency installation succeeds against an available package location.

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Description

bug
Expected Behavior

NetBSD pkgin installs

Actual Behavior
[2025-08-25T13:24:46]  INFO: Ensuring sudo depencency.
  + printf '[%s]  INFO: %s\n' '2025-08-25T13:24:46' 'Ensuring sudo depencency.'
  + ensure_netbsd_pkgin_dependency
  + hash pkgin 2>/dev/null
  + pkg_add 'https://cdn.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/packages/NetBSD/amd64/10.1/All/pkgin' >/dev/null
  pkg_add: Can't process [https://cdn.netbsd.org:443/pub/pkgsrc/packages/NetBSD/amd64/10.1/All/pkgin*:](https://cdn.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/packages/NetBSD/amd64/10.1/All/pkgin*:) Not Found
  pkg_add: no pkg found for 'https://cdn.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/packages/NetBSD/amd64/10.1/All/pkgin', sorry.
  pkg_add: 1 package addition failed
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