Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:37:02 +0200 From: Pav Lucistnik <pav@FreeBSD.org> To: Andriy Gapon <avg@icyb.net.ua> Cc: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: purely package-based/oriented solution Message-ID: <1208903822.1548.62.camel@ikaros.oook.cz> In-Reply-To: <480E3F5E.3060501@icyb.net.ua> References: <480E3F5E.3060501@icyb.net.ua>
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Andriy Gapon p=ED=B9e v =FAt 22. 04. 2008 v 22:41 +0300:
> Sorry if this is something obvious or a FAQ.
>=20
> Is there a tool for purely package-based management of third-party softwa=
re?
> That is, something that meets the following criteria:
> 1. doesn't require ports tree
> 2. works similarly to package installation in FreeBSD installer
> 3. can properly handle upgrading packages (including dependencies)
> 4. can check remote package repositories and, based on timestamp or
> INDEX, can find new versions for installed packages
> 5. can verify that all dependencies would be met before downloading all
> packages in full (e.g. based on INDEX data or can download initial
> blocks of packages, so that package metadata could be extracted and
> examined).
portupgrade should be able to do 1-4, I don't know if 5 too.
--=20
Pav Lucistnik <pav@oook.cz>
<pav@FreeBSD.org>
A)bort, R)etry, H)it with big hammer
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