Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2002 05:14:13 -0700 From: Will Andrews <will@csociety.org> To: Simon 'corecode' Schubert <corecode@corecode.ath.cx> Cc: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>, ports@FreeBSD.ORG, arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: package tools into ports/ (was: Re: Bzipped?) Message-ID: <20020903121413.GN2072@procyon.firepipe.net> In-Reply-To: <20020903100258.068fb3ab.corecode@corecode.ath.cx> References: <20020901142653.A32415@capable.rogards.com> <20020901191937.GI87971@leviathan.inethouston.net> <20020902103215.36ae8e3b.corecode@corecode.ath.cx> <20020902085654.GH2072@procyon.firepipe.net> <3D7445D3.DAA2C9B9@softweyr.com> <20020903100258.068fb3ab.corecode@corecode.ath.cx>
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On Tue, Sep 03, 2002 at 10:02:58AM +0200, Simon 'corecode' Schubert wrote: Hitting two birds with one stone, so to speak. > > OK, how do you install the package tools package onto the system if it > > doesn't come with package tools? > > > > Please note that I'm all for having the package tools in ports, because it > > will make the one last feature I want to add to them ever so much easier > > to build, but we do have to fix this chicken vs. egg probem first. Simple. We keep the pkg_install stuff in the src tree. That way, everyone will always have a minimal version installed with the system. If needed, they can then install a newer version via the ports tree. If that newer version is installed, bsd.port.mk will use it instead. Please see NetBSD for an example that they have done for 4 years. It's such a great idea I'm not sure why nobody in FreeBSD did it. > i don't see a problem here. bsd.port.mk is always available, so we > should be able to check for the right pkgtools version. if we need a > newer one, just install the port. compilation works without pkgtools and > the only one used in post-installation is pkg_create, which in turn > should then already be installed on the system... Right, what I said above is a little clearer IMHO. regards, -- wca To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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