Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 19:55:32 +0300 From: Maxim Filimonov <che@bein.link> To: Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-pkgbase@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: TODO/wish list for packaging the FreeBSD base system Message-ID: <20160131195532.72d7b92f747b0b7a5835c060@bein.link> In-Reply-To: <20160129173506.GG1727@FreeBSD.org> References: <20160129173506.GG1727@FreeBSD.org>
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On Fri, 29 Jan 2016 17:35:06 +0000 Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> wrote: > As previously mentioned, packaging the base system is a requirement of > the 11.0-RELEASE. > > First, a point of clarification on the end goals that surround this. At > present, there is *no* intent to connect pkg(8) to source-based upgrades > and/or 'installworld/installkernel'. There are a few reasons for this, > the most notable reason is the implicit dependency on an active network > link and ability to bootstrap pkg(8) if it is not installed. Since the > pkg(8) utility is not included in the base system, we cannot depend on > the binary to exist on a system, and enforcing network connectivity as > a requirement is at best a POLA violation. > > The goal of this is to provide the ability to manage system installation > with pkg(8), not enforce its use as a requirement of FreeBSD systems. May I thank you for this? This was my concern on the packaged base system, and you're just making it the proper way so I can just go on using source-based updates on my ARM boards. You're awesome, please continue your awesome work! -- Maxim Filimonov <che@bein.link>
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