Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2021 14:25:51 +0100 From: RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Updating /usr/ports Message-ID: <20210601142551.6629ea08@gumby.homeunix.com> In-Reply-To: <CAN6yY1vRe_c0XHf2b-C3hHS5jiQiJ2EjSdLdQ-3vC860Gky83A@mail.gmail.com> References: <20210528144112.GA961@lena.kiev> <CAN6yY1v7YCXseGBQLbWLimbTZJLvzSPJak9LTu1rWLbPoNk83g@mail.gmail.com> <20210529232045.1ce80e04@gumby.homeunix.com> <CAN6yY1vRe_c0XHf2b-C3hHS5jiQiJ2EjSdLdQ-3vC860Gky83A@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, 31 May 2021 16:59:00 -0700 Kevin Oberman wrote: > On Sat, May 29, 2021 at 3:21 PM RW via freebsd-questions < > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> wrote: > > I was just reading the man page for pkg-version; by default the > > order it tries is INDEX, ports tree, package repository. > > > > This seems strange to me as I would have expected it to default to > > the repository. > > > Using repo is probably not a good way to go as people > maintaining a local ports tree are likely to build ports where the > repo could be days behind the tree. Having a ports tree doesn't necessarily mean that that you build mainly from ports. I keep it around for information, and to build one port with patches. More importantly, a new user might install the tree out of curiosity, but use the repository. IMO the natural assumption is that a package tool compares versions with the repository, not that it changes its default based on a guess about what you are trying to do.
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