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Date:      Thu, 22 Nov 2012 15:53:25 +0100
From:      Bas Smeelen <b.smeelen@ose.nl>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: using new pkgng system on 9.0 system
Message-ID:  <50AE3C65.2050307@ose.nl>
In-Reply-To: <50AE3BF5.1000200@a1poweruser.com>
References:  <50AE3BF5.1000200@a1poweruser.com>

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On 11/22/2012 03=3A51 PM=2C Fbsd8 wrote=3A
=3E Since pkg is being replaced by pkgng in Release 10=2E0 I would like to=
 get=20
=3E head start by playing with it on my 9=2E0 system=2E
=3E
=3E Where can I find a write up about installing and using pkgng=3F
=3E
=3E Have all the pkg packages been converted to pkgng format and are they=
=20
=3E being kept up to date=3F

Hi

It=27s in /usr/ports/UPDATING

20121015=3A
   AFFECTS=3A users of ports-mgmt/portmaster
   AUTHOR=3A bdrewery=40FreeBSD=2Eorg

   Portmaster now supports pkgng=2E To use pkgng=2C enable the patch in the=
 port=2C
   enable pkgng in your make=2Econf=2C and convert your existing /var/db/pk=
g
   database=2E Also see UPDATING entry 20121010 if you are on a recent CURR=
ENT
   and do not want to use pkg=2E

   This is optional and not currently required=2E

   =23 make -C /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/pkg install clean
   =23 make -C /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portmaster config build deinstall inst=
all=20
clean
   =23 echo =27WITH=5FPKGNG=3Dyes=27 =3E=3E /etc/make=2Econf
   =23 pkg2ng



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