Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 06:34:38 +0000 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Lu=EDs?= Fernando Schultz Xavier da Silveira <schultz@ime.usp.br> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: kpneal@pobox.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Unexpected dependencies of graphics/libGL Message-ID: <20160119063438.ca57c8a3bd8ba6781a58b040@ime.usp.br> In-Reply-To: <20160119062345.5402e98b.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20160117031923.ce1f36547351bf07b6fff9a0@ime.usp.br> <20160117070715.1c33732b.freebsd@edvax.de> <20160117162018.964db3b1f2f2133242773e78@ime.usp.br> <20160117220247.69e6774f.freebsd@edvax.de> <20160118161235.GA92637@neutralgood.org> <20160119050806.cd08ca0687e76a4b09a701e3@ime.usp.br> <20160119062345.5402e98b.freebsd@edvax.de>
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Hello, > But this is not different from how ports are being built in > the regular ports tree: Compilation tools could be compromized > or package content could be affected. The typical "make install" > will generate a package which is then installed via pkg. Indeed, it is not different, and that is my point. > It's easier to revert a jail than a whole system. Additionally, > the jail is separated from the system so no harm can be done > there. If the extra dependencies break the jail, the output packages can be malformed and, when installed, break the host system. > This also applies to regular port usage - unless, of course, > you are forcing non-standard behaviour (like keeping an old > library via "pkg lock"). I do not think so. With regular use, build dependencies are only rebuilt when updated. To be fair, I never used Poudriere and do not know how it handles this, so please disregard my comment. > In this case, check "pkg lock" and "pkg unlock". Maybe a custom > solution is possible for you: First lock all packages except > those that you really want to be affected by an upgrade, then > run "make configure" and "make install" (which, as I said, causes > a "pkg install" step), and then unlock things again if you wish. > If your system contains lots of software installed from ports, > and you're not planning to install from packages, this is not > a big problem, I think. Only the case "mixing ports and packages" > is still something where you need to pay attention to several > side effects. Indeed. I avoid mixing ports and packages. In each jail I choose one method. But for the host I prefer ports.
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