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Date:      Wed, 4 Sep 2002 13:50:56 -0700
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To:        "Janine C. Buorditez" <johann@broadpark.no>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Bad package system, BAAD. And; tbz2 -- WTF(ine) is this?
Message-ID:  <20020904205056.GB19904@xor.obsecurity.org>
In-Reply-To: <20020904212931.5728b785.johann@broadpark.no>
References:  <20020904212931.5728b785.johann@broadpark.no>

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On Wed, Sep 04, 2002 at 09:29:31PM +0200, Janine C. Buorditez wrote:
> Hello.
>=20
> Why make packages in tbz2 when pkg_add doesn't understand it, and why not=
 make
> the -r feature take packages from ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/packa=
ges/*/*
> instead of ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-4-stable/Lates=
t/?

The ports system only supports freebsd-stable, which understands .tbz
packages.  I sent mail about this to the relevant lists when the
change occurred.

Kris

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