From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 24 18:10:41 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4FD4EDB3 for ; Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:10:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fjwcash@gmail.com) Received: from mail-qe0-f46.google.com (mail-qe0-f46.google.com [209.85.128.46]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 173CB1443 for ; Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:10:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qe0-f46.google.com with SMTP id nd7so1187844qeb.33 for ; Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:10:40 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-received:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=za/FGH4eFJIsiUDUfk7ltRIpXIUaKlftsn36L4srRSg=; b=YvIizFYfjpmrnrIEgqv223v33agNrJmfeAs1Mvy7znePqErplDihZNdTCeoim9HHQR Ah7kczLu+DZqhAiklrgYfhxPaV+ZypaXy5pg4KEbkYwJ38caDOz96toMFvebTP/e8MJZ CdtpbJ9mgHBLkkbna3LRvThCfmwa6amcAeaBY8ox/pCwWsrSxr1v7US9plVYjact8z53 WIs6Pc4LcateScuDcJJ5yQNyNDpGQyuWTuXrffc/CfdYbyLEqN2pRIKhHidWuyUKyMZ2 QJWQ04Jj/ctO9Hgxeh6GMtq/dt6+cqTfVLETJrxv24zrFohNa5AVgmG548UeYEs6G1bF Ae3A== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.224.192.196 with SMTP id dr4mr31335008qab.80.1366827040225; Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:10:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.49.51.9 with HTTP; Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:10:40 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:10:40 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: GSOC: Qt front-ends From: Freddie Cash To: Justin Edward Muniz Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 Cc: FreeBSD Hackers X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:10:41 -0000 On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 11:03 AM, Justin Edward Muniz < justin.muniz@maine.edu> wrote: > > > > I think the interface to pkgng and freebsd-update are still > > interesting; at least more worthwhile than the kernel configuration > > one. > > > > I think the pkgng one has the edge, since packages are updated far > > more often than base, and it's easier to track base. > > > > Now you are at a stage where you should make your own decision; which > > one looks the most interesting to you? Once you decide on an area of > > interest, you can just start hacking :) > > > > Chris > > > > > That's good to hear. > > I am sure that you are right, a pkgng GUI would probably see more use in > general. I am definitely close to making my decision, but this thread has > been so much help, I am glad for the insight. > > The coding is what I look forward to the most :D > You'll probably want to get in touch with the PC-BSD folks. As they are moving to pkgng for everything, they are updating their Python-based GUIs to work with it. Might be a possibility to work together, or to build off what they have, or to get ideas/inspiration for a more general tool. For example, (going from memory of my home PC-BSD install) the System Update or System Manager tool uses pkgng behind the scenes, and provides a tree-based view of PC-BSD-specific packages that can be installed via simply ticking checkboxes and hitting Install button. And, they have a ports-based GUI tool as well, although I have not used it as yet so couldn't tell you what it supports. I do my ports-based installs via a terminal. :) -- Freddie Cash fjwcash@gmail.com