From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 1 20:09:54 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C93F8106564A for ; Fri, 1 Jun 2012 20:09:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from apeiron@isuckatdomains.net) Received: from isuckatdomains.net (unknown [IPv6:2600:3c01:e000:4::1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B310E8FC0A for ; Fri, 1 Jun 2012 20:09:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: from isuckatdomains.members.linode.com (isuckatdomains.net [74.207.243.179]) by isuckatdomains.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 8947A45AB1 for ; Fri, 1 Jun 2012 16:09:54 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 16:09:53 -0400 From: Chris Nehren To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20120601200953.GH15877@isuckatdomains.members.linode.com> References: <201206011857.q51IvqN3049343@office.dignus.com> <4FC91CFE.3090009@shatow.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4FC91CFE.3090009@shatow.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Subject: pkgng (Was: Why Are You NOT Using FreeBSD ?) X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2012 20:09:54 -0000 On Fri, Jun 01, 2012 at 14:50:22 -0500 , Bryan Drewery wrote: > FWIW, there is freebsd-update(8) now for binary updating of base, and > pkgng[1] will allow binary upgrading of packages/ports similar to apt-get. > > [1] http://wiki.freebsd.org/pkgng The thing that really has me attracted to pkgng is that it's based on a C library with a public API that developers can use / abuse. It's not (AFAIK) officially released yet, but some early work I've been doing with it has shown it to be useful enough. -- Thanks and best regards, Chris Nehren