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Date:      Sat, 13 Jul 2013 21:16:18 +0300
From:      Kimmo Paasiala <kpaasial@gmail.com>
To:        Devin Teske <dteske@freebsd.org>
Cc:        Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@freebsd.org>, "current@FreeBSD.org" <current@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: [HEADSUP] No more pkg_install on HEAD by default
Message-ID:  <CA%2B7WWSe7C2UXAsEX3OZH7nPJJbxotpQ_iYBxgake4R68sbUtLA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sat, Jul 13, 2013 at 7:46 PM, Teske, Devin <Devin.Teske@fisglobal.com> w=
rote:
>
> On Jul 13, 2013, at 8:17 AM, Teske, Devin wrote:
>
>
> On Jul 13, 2013, at 1:07 AM, Baptiste Daroussin wrote:
>
> On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 11:52:19PM +0000, Teske, Devin wrote:
> On Jul 12, 2013, at 4:16 PM, Baptiste Daroussin wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have just committed (r253305) a change the make pkg_install not being b=
uilt
> and installed by default on HEAD.
>
> If you are still relying on it, be careful and add WITH_PKGTOOLS=3Dyes in=
 your
> src.conf(5)
>
> [snip]
>
> I for one am effected and will have to change things.
>
> If you are referring to bsdconfig's package management,
>
> [snip] Yes. that's what I'm talking about. [snip]
>
>
> it is not working anyway
> HEAD as we do not and will not provides any pkg_install for HEAD via any =
of the
> usual distribution process: http, ftp, CD.
>
>
>
> The FTP mirror of packages is going away? (if you said yes and pointed at=
 a prior conversation about leading up to this, I would not be surprised --=
 I'm just questioning it because I don't see the value in pairing-down meth=
ods of acquisition)
>
> If this is the case, what's the surviving acquisition method? A custom TC=
P protocol perhaps?
>
> There may be those that wish to use pkg in the pkg_add manner and downloa=
d things and then inspect them manually before adding them. For example, I =
often go the freshports.org<http://freshports.org>; to find a package that f=
ills a need... download it from the official FTP server(s), inspect all of =
them, and choose the one that best fits me need (and only then installing f=
rom the local file; tossing the rest). If I go through the "pkg" tool, I ha=
ve to inspect things *after* they've been installed which is not to my sati=
sfaction.
>
>
> [snip
> bsdconfig is not installed by
> default,
>
> Wrong, please see...
> http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=3Drevision&revision=3D252862
> [snip]
>
> The first thing that comes to mind in reprogramming bsdconfig's package m=
anagement for pkgng...
>
> We have a *very* large list of FTP mirrors. This will presumably be repla=
ced with a list of "pkg" mirrors.
>
> Do we have such a list that we want to program into the base configuratio=
n of bsdconfig?
> --
> Devin
>

Come on, this only concerns 10-CURRENT. Where is it stated that the
FTP mirrors for FreeBSD 8/9 packages are going away?

-Kimmo



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