Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 17:17:36 -0700 From: David Newman <dnewman@networktest.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Using pkg with build options Message-ID: <5330CB20.3090705@networktest.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1403241749220.31770@wonkity.com> References: <372190939.49499.1395582789284.JavaMail.mail@webmail12> <20140323150144.029c571e.freebsd@edvax.de> <532F15D8.10403@FreeBSD.org> <20140323185258.e389040f.freebsd@edvax.de> <5330C120.40905@networktest.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1403241749220.31770@wonkity.com>
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On 3/24/14, 5:05 PM, Warren Block wrote: > On Mon, 24 Mar 2014, David Newman wrote: > >> I'm still quite confused over the migration to pkg. >> >> I have a mix of 9.2 and 10.0 machines. Most run at least one port >> compiled with options. >> >> Is there a guide to moving these machines to pkg and poudriere? > > Are they all using ports now? Yes. > Then just switch each to the pkg database > by adding WITH_PKGNG=yes and running pkg2ng to convert the package > information. After that, continue to use ports as normal. pkg will > keep track of them just like the old pkg_* programs did. Thanks, that's very helpful. > Using Poudriere to build binary packages of your own is not required. > But if you want to do it, there's a short section on setting up > Poudriere in the Handbook: > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports-poudriere.html Part of the appeal of pkg is that package binaries install much faster than waiting for 'portmaster -aD' to complete after updating the ports tree. However, if I understand that poudriere link, it would still build my custom packages from ports, and thus there isn't much time savings. Correct? Thanks again dn
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