Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2013 06:56:07 -0700 (PDT) From: "Thomas Mueller" <mueller6724@bellsouth.net> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [SOLVED] libpkg, sqlite and database problems prevent building any packages Message-ID: <209378.11531.bm@smtp101.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
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On 07/08/2013 02:00, Thomas Mueller wrote:
> At first, with sqlite3 not listed as a dependency of pkg, I wouldn't have realized what needed fixing.
> That's deliberate. If pkg(8) had to install other packages as
> dependencies of itself, it would make bootstrapping pkg on a new system
> a bit difficult. So sqlite is bundled into the pkg source tree, along
> with a few other external bits.
> That pkg(8) uses sqlite is not exactly secret -- there's a whole man
> page for pkg-shell(8) which talks about using the sqlite3 console, and
> sqlite is clearly mentioned in pkg(8) and other man pages.
> Cheers,
> Matthew
> Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil.
"man pkg-shell" doesn't show much on using the sqlite3 console, mainly points why for the most part it should not be used.
Maybe my rescue was the better way or at least the safer way?
Tom
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