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Date:      Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:39:01 -0800
From:      "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG>
To:        d@delphij.net
Cc:        cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG, Kirill Ponomarew <krion@FreeBSD.ORG>, Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.ORG>, src-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/usr.sbin/pkg_install Makefile src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add pkg_add.1 src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create pkg_create.1 src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/delete pkg_delete.1 src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/info pkg_info.1 src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/search Makefile pkg_search.1 ...
Message-ID:  <20071210193900.GB96763@dragon.NUXI.org>
In-Reply-To: <475D9217.6010506@delphij.net>
References:  <200712091101.lB9B1w0C070261@repoman.freebsd.org> <20071210180238.GA93589@dragon.NUXI.org> <475D8C81.9010805@FreeBSD.org> <475D9217.6010506@delphij.net>

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On Mon, Dec 10, 2007 at 11:23:03AM -0800, Xin LI wrote:
> Let's see what we can do it in the future: teach pkg_search about how to
> download an INDEX file for use, something that you don't have to install
> the whole ports tree and can do easily.

That is a great idea.

> I think this is a very useful feature.  There are a lot of users who
> use packages rather than using ports

Agreed - where possible I actually do try to use the fruits of Portmgr's
labor.

-- 
-- David  (obrien@FreeBSD.org)



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