From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Nov 2 22:37:53 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 67EEA137; Sat, 2 Nov 2013 22:37:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lars@e-new.0x20.net) Received: from mail.0x20.net (mail.0x20.net [217.69.76.211]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-CAMELLIA256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EE20D2C62; Sat, 2 Nov 2013 22:37:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: from e-new.0x20.net (mail.0x20.net [IPv6:2001:aa8:fffb:1::3]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.0x20.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 63C516A6003; Sat, 2 Nov 2013 23:37:51 +0100 (CET) Received: from e-new.0x20.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by e-new.0x20.net (8.14.7/8.14.7) with ESMTP id rA2Mbp7u004080; Sat, 2 Nov 2013 23:37:51 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from lars@e-new.0x20.net) Received: (from lars@localhost) by e-new.0x20.net (8.14.7/8.14.7/Submit) id rA2MbpBE003676; Sat, 2 Nov 2013 23:37:51 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from lars) Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2013 23:37:51 +0100 From: Lars Engels To: Kimmo Paasiala Subject: Re: Official FreeBSD Binary Packages now available for pkgng Message-ID: <20131102223751.GI34312@e-new.0x20.net> References: <5271BC11.1010303@FreeBSD.org> <1383206755084-5856905.post@n5.nabble.com> <5272107D.2070301@gibfest.dk> <5272BAB0.3040302@freebsd.org> <5272C46E.2050105@FreeBSD.org> <5272D834.5030004@FreeBSD.org> <20131102223400.GH34312@e-new.0x20.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="CD/aTaZybdUisKIc" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Editor: VIM - Vi IMproved 7.3 X-Operation-System: FreeBSD 8.4-RELEASE-p4 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Cc: Freddie Cash , FreeBSD Ports List , Bryan Drewery X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2013 22:37:53 -0000 --CD/aTaZybdUisKIc Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, Nov 03, 2013 at 12:36:54AM +0200, Kimmo Paasiala wrote: > On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 12:34 AM, Lars Engels wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 05:22:44PM -0500, Bryan Drewery wrote: > >> On 10/31/2013 4:54 PM, Freddie Cash wrote: > >> > On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 2:39 PM, Mehmet Erol Sanliturk < > >> > m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > > >> >> On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 4:58 PM, Bryan Drewery > >> >> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> At present , the packages information and themselves are available = =66rom , > >> >> such as : > >> >> > >> >> ftp://ftp1.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/ > >> >> > >> >> It seems that new pkg compatible packages will not be exposed to the > >> >> Internet such as > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> http://avalon.dragonflybsd.org/dports/ > >> >> http://pkg.wolfpond.org/ > >> >> http://mirror.exonetric.net/pub/pkgng/ > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> This will be a very significant inconvenience for the possible users > >> >> because without an installed FreeBSD , they will not be able to see= what > >> >> are the available packages there . > >> >> > >> > > >> > ???From the original message: > >> > Mirrors you may use instead of the global > >> > pkg.FreeBSD.org > >> > : > >> > > >> > pkg.eu.FreeBSD.org > >> > pkg.us-east.FreeBSD.org > >> > pkg.us-west.FreeBSD.org > >> > > >> > > >> > pkg.freebsd.org is, basically, an alias for the above (and any other > >> > mirrors that come online) and the pkg(1) tool will pick a "local" mi= rror > >> > based on the DNS response for pkg.freebsd.org. > >> > > >> > However, you are free to manually enter any of the above mirrors int= o your > >> > pkg.conf. > >> > > >> > And, you are free to browse any of the above mirrors via HTTP in any= web > >> > browser. > >> > > >> > It's not nearly as convenient as just browsing pkg.freebsd.org, but = it's > >> > still possible to do so. > >> > >> These are still SRV hosts as well. The real hosts can be found with > >> > >> dig SRV _http._tcp.HOST HOST being the host from above lists. > >> > > > > Please add this to pkg.conf(5) as this it not intuitive and the syntax > > is a bit cumbersome. >=20 >=20 > You will never have to know that syntax unless you're one of the few > that are behind a very restrictive firewall/proxy. The pkg client does > all this SRV record magic internally to find out a suitable mirror. >=20 Right, but I actually happen to fall into that group at work. ;-) --CD/aTaZybdUisKIc Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.21 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAlJ1fr8ACgkQKc512sD3afhmzgCfW0XvOAfFnLLacun+zOYuPeBv AcYAn0WXqNuEj1h9bLkzotXZ83sVJdIf =5gW5 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --CD/aTaZybdUisKIc--