Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2015 08:56:44 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <matthew@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is NO_PKG_REGISTER still supposed to work? Message-ID: <54D5D34C.20302@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <CA%2B7WWSe1P13MBmuw-RWFsnhO6KcpSqbX=zthuDB%2BCKAsatMNFA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CA%2B7WWSe1P13MBmuw-RWFsnhO6KcpSqbX=zthuDB%2BCKAsatMNFA@mail.gmail.com>
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On 2015/02/07 01:31, Kimmo Paasiala wrote: > From bsd.port.mk: > > # NO_PKG_REGISTER > # - Don't register a port installation as a package. > > However, testing this with a port results in the port installation > performing the staging part only and the final installation from the > stage directory on to the system being skipped when NO_PKG_REGISTER is > set. Is this still supposed to work? I doubt it. pkg(8) doesn't have the capability to install a package without updating the package database. Plus why would you even want to do that nowadays? As I recall NO_PKG_REGISTER was a work-around for not having staging or tools like poudriere where you can build a package without scribbling on your live system. Cheers, Matthew
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