Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 14:24:59 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Jos Chrispijn <kernel@webrz.net> Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Pkgng Message-ID: <20140314142459.dc35be11.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <5322FE96.6040401@webrz.net> References: <5322FE96.6040401@webrz.net>
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On Fri, 14 Mar 2014 14:05:26 +0100, Jos Chrispijn wrote: > If I switch to pkgng does the pkgdb -L and pkgdb -F still work ? I have > been told to not use it anymore then. The pkgdb command does not belong to the system's pkg_* tools. Instead it is a part of portupgrade, responsible for keeping the database "intact" especially when combining installation methods (portupgrade, "make install", pkg_add). As pkg (pkgng( has an improved database subsystem, additional pkgdb calls are not required anymore, and portupgrade will (usually) interact fine with pkg in position of the old pkg_* tools. > How is this solved under pkgng? By not being needed. :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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