Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 01:14:34 +0000 From: Lexi Winter <ivy@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-pkgbase@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreBSD pkgbase vs distsets. Message-ID: <aYqGehP0FAHO-NBk@amaryllis.le-fay.org> In-Reply-To: <CRIyUTXuehXBE99lRe33_6IfZ5sZmIsIh9v1TOeBVHIXwSuoZ0522ZJUbZHSfnxcljiLFtruM-lnRY1CufB2szqP21hiGHvugZIBQxE2dzA=@proton.me>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] hackee wrote in <CRIyUTXuehXBE99lRe33_6IfZ5sZmIsIh9v1TOeBVHIXwSuoZ0522ZJUbZHSfnxcljiLFtruM-lnRY1CufB2szqP21hiGHvugZIBQxE2dzA=@proton.me>: > As far as I understand, FreeBSD 16 is planned to drop distsets support > and move entirely to pkgbase. I am writing to ask you to reconsider > this decision. we aren't removing support for distsets in the build infrastructure. we simply won't provide distsets on freebsd.org, and installing FreeBSD via distsets will not be supported. however, you can continue to build distsets for your own use. this will be supported on a "best effort" basis (i.e., if it breaks, please send a patch) but several important downstream users including CHERI still depend on this, so it shouldn't break too badly. [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iHUEABYKAB0WIQSyjTg96lp3RifySyn1nT63mIK/YAUCaYqGdwAKCRD1nT63mIK/ YOdYAQDjF6Rr5PX08wP6qa1RTBubJjuau7gQ6dR13aBDXW4txAD+KXPa6dWMu/vS fcywvuDwsrfQ5X/be/EWDL/h+P9IbA4= =1RcL -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----home | help
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