Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 16:21:24 +0100 From: Kurt Jaeger <lists@opsec.eu> To: olli hauer <ohauer@gmx.de> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pkg: /var/cache/pkg and pkg upgrade, how does this work ? Message-ID: <20141130152124.GM44537@home.opsec.eu> In-Reply-To: <547B2E97.1080903@gmx.de> References: <20141130143904.GL44537@home.opsec.eu> <547B2E97.1080903@gmx.de>
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Hi!
> > I have a host with a up2date /var/cache/pkg/ and a jail with a
> > not so up2date pkg collection.
> >
> > Now I want to mount /var/cache/pkg into the jail at the same
> > location and hope that I do not have to re-fetch all the files.
> >
> > Testing this, the problem is: The packages installed in the jail
> > are deemed up2date by pkg and they are *not* updated at all ?
> >
> > How can I update a jail with the pkg cache from 'above' and avoid
> > fetching packages all over again ?
> In case your repo is defined this way on your host
>
> Repositories:
> $reponame: {
> ...
Yes, exactly.
> copy also the $reponame.meta and repo-$reponame.sqlite from
> /var/db/pkg to the jail.
> Additional set "REPO_AUTOUPDATE = false" in the pkg.conf from the jail.
>
> Now the jail has all references for the packages and the update should work.
I have to test this in more detail.
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