[client] bootstrap pkg before installing FreeBSD port deps

[pappz]

The FreeBSD 15.0 VM image used by vmactions/freebsd-vm@v1 ships a pkg binary that fails to parse the current pkg.freebsd.org metadata, with:
pkg: truncated reply for signature_fingerprintsoutput, wanted 0 bytes
pkg: Repository FreeBSD-ports cannot be opened.

This breaks 'pkg install', failing every release run since 2026-04-24. Run 'pkg bootstrap -f' + 'pkg update -f' first to refresh pkg and the catalogue before installing build deps.

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  • Updated FreeBSD release workflow build preparation steps to ensure package manager state is properly refreshed before package installation.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The release workflow for FreeBSD VMs has been updated to refresh the package manager state prior to installation. Two preparatory commands (pkg bootstrap -f and pkg update -f) are now executed before the existing package installation step.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
CI/CD Workflow Configuration .github/workflows/release.yml	Added FreeBSD package manager refresh steps (pkg bootstrap -f and pkg update -f) to the VM prepare phase before package installation.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 2 (Simple) | ⏱️ ~10 minutes

Suggested reviewers

• mlsmaycon

Poem

🐰 A flutter of updates, a bootstrap so fine,
FreeBSD's package manager, now in perfect line,
With pkg refreshed before installs commence,
Our workflows now smoother, more stable, immense! ✨

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title directly references the main change: bootstrapping pkg before installing FreeBSD port dependencies, which matches the core modification in the workflow file.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Description check	✅ Passed	The pull request description is mostly complete with a detailed explanation of the bug, the fix applied, and proper checklist selections for bug fix and documentation.

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🧪 Generate unit tests (beta)

• Create PR with unit tests
• Commit unit tests in branch ci/freebsd-pkg-bootstrap

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Quality Gate passed

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