Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2016 21:29:27 -0900 From: Royce Williams <royce@tycho.org> To: John Marino <freebsdml@marino.st> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: ports/pkg/OS integration 2.0 Message-ID: <CA%2BE3k93eKwT6=ELWBQ4Neb7L=7QXntOsPmpsPQ=D869Az=wpzg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <56BE6161.5000103@marino.st> References: <56BE6161.5000103@marino.st>
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On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 1:49 PM, John Marino <freebsdml@marino.st> wrote: > Royce wrote: >> It would be nice to be asked at the point of installing the system >> what kind of software management you want: >> >> [X] Install software from binary packages only >> [ ] Install software from ports only (compiling everything locally) >> [ ] Prefer packages, prompting me when default options change >> [ ] Prefer ports, but use packages if the port options are identical > > I can't tell if you realize that Synth already does this. > well, not the first one because if a person used binary packages *only* > then Synth has nothing to do. > > But there is definitely an option to use official FreeBSD packages > instead of building when they are "suitable" which includes identical > build options. > > So anyway, this wish is already here. That is pretty cool -- I will check it out. And this seemed topical (ignore the glitz, but the text is worthwhile): https://medium.com/@sdboyer/so-you-want-to-write-a-package-manager-4ae9c17d9527 Royce
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