From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 2 21:20:08 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 09E1E16A46B for ; Sun, 2 Dec 2007 21:20:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mmendez@energyhq.be) Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com (nf-out-0910.google.com [64.233.182.190]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A4EC13C47E for ; Sun, 2 Dec 2007 21:20:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mmendez@energyhq.be) Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id b2so2581684nfb for ; Sun, 02 Dec 2007 13:20:06 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.78.151.3 with SMTP id y3mr5413715hud.1196628905003; Sun, 02 Dec 2007 12:55:05 -0800 (PST) Received: from mindfields.energyhq.be ( [88.6.12.61]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 35sm4282077nfu.2007.12.02.12.55.01 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sun, 02 Dec 2007 12:55:03 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: From: Miguel Mendez To: Aryeh M. Friedman In-Reply-To: <4752827F.20902@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v915) Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 21:54:59 +0100 References: <4752827F.20902@gmail.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.915) Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [RFC/P] Port System Re-Engineering X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2007 21:20:08 -0000 On Dec 2, 2007, at 11:01 AM, Aryeh M. Friedman wrote: Hi, > As has been hashed out in -ports@ over the last few days there is at > least a need to examine weither or not the current ports system should > remain as is or potentially be re-engineered in the future (estimates > if and when needed vary from ASAP to 10-15 years). I have > volunteered to undertake a feasibility/pilot project to examine what > changes (if any) are needed in the system (for the purposes of this > thread I will not venture any of my own suggestions). I have the > following broad questions for people: I already replied to your questions in private but I wonder if you took a look at pkgsrc and the enhancements the OpenBSD people have done the pkg* commands and whether you think borrowing from them would be useful. Cheers, Miguel Mendez mmendez@energyhq.be http://www.energyhq.be PGP Key: 0xDC8514F1