Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 12:55:27 +0000 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why .tgz packages for 4.x Message-ID: <4055A7BF.4080209@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20040315123129.GA24507@xor.obsecurity.org> References: <22874700.1079347710477.JavaMail.resin@web.ukrpost.net> <20040315123129.GA24507@xor.obsecurity.org>
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Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Mon, Mar 15, 2004 at 12:48:30PM +0200, Kyryll A Mirnenko wrote: > >> Don't you know why 4.x packages're distributed tar gzipped for 4.x? >> pkg_(?:add|update) understands both .tgz/.tbz but the last saves >> ~20% of my time & money while downloading from mirror > > 1) Please wrap your lines at 70 characters so your emails may be easily read. > > 2) This was attempted in the past, but it caused a lot of problems for > users during the transition. 5.x has .tbz packages. > Hmmm, I tried using pkg_add with an ftp address to a .tgz package (a link from the ports search page IIRC) but got an error something like "pkg_add can only handle files with a .tbz extension. D/l the .tgz and ran pkg_add on the local copy and it worked fine. The package was cvsup I think. > Kris
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