From nobody Mon Feb 7 08:26:40 2022 X-Original-To: doc@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 86E0A19AD5FC for ; Mon, 7 Feb 2022 08:26:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org", Issuer "R3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4JsfPX1x82z4mBr for ; Mon, 7 Feb 2022 08:26:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from kenobi.freebsd.org (kenobi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::50:1d]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2261E227CB for ; Mon, 7 Feb 2022 08:26:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from kenobi.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.5]) by kenobi.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id 2178Qe1B076504 for ; Mon, 7 Feb 2022 08:26:40 GMT (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: (from www@localhost) by kenobi.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id 2178QeEX076503 for doc@FreeBSD.org; Mon, 7 Feb 2022 08:26:40 GMT (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) X-Authentication-Warning: kenobi.freebsd.org: www set sender to bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org using -f From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 261765] FAQ: ports: explain that there is no FreeBSD-provided human-readable list/index of all ports (or all packages) for any platform Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 08:26:40 +0000 X-Bugzilla-Reason: AssignedTo X-Bugzilla-Type: new X-Bugzilla-Watch-Reason: None X-Bugzilla-Product: Documentation X-Bugzilla-Component: Documentation X-Bugzilla-Version: Latest X-Bugzilla-Keywords: X-Bugzilla-Severity: Affects Some People X-Bugzilla-Who: grahamperrin@gmail.com X-Bugzilla-Status: New X-Bugzilla-Resolution: X-Bugzilla-Priority: --- X-Bugzilla-Assigned-To: doc@FreeBSD.org X-Bugzilla-Flags: X-Bugzilla-Changed-Fields: bug_id short_desc product version rep_platform bug_file_loc op_sys bug_status bug_severity priority component assigned_to reporter Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Bugzilla-URL: https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/ Auto-Submitted: auto-generated List-Id: Documentation project List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-doc List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=freebsd.org; s=dkim; t=1644222400; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding; bh=43xbVscA3th6jkrKXahyrTQGY5Nt6aA7Hqy5xxYVNo4=; b=lYYO1cMs3/AY6rJx+dNziWu8D5UpZLYRj3SBgc2pNJtP/biU0jes8beY4agKqAWs7oh2oc U5Br2tMDquBK7p0OZ4JpV0LrUr3sBvwSFzkRekJKRjVHom2vMrKw/7TWjNuVFZivFbxOHk nuz/Jugc+KMqFF8/aClwOBizSSfifLLmla/ljU4qVw0gDgCH0QUk2Ir6AmCirp6Uyxcf8b aCTQG6vvy52wcZGqlqCXkoDHtq1hqk0lb0HxVeL2KFGky3WHgENI3hq2fRrjMy1JWFBYe/ DaVtRcUrUlq7DL/3VJ7dnogAoLNxkv+Mn/t8NGdFEuqfnO4ouG576tXsqlNq0w== ARC-Seal: i=1; s=dkim; d=freebsd.org; t=1644222400; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; b=ibYJNRvucUtRORVODfWBxbDGX+XS1sNTs9U731kd5d1HUMblM4lFtoWQTFhfFwHRMopuL4 xULPj7KkxVwe9w5A+0cwSgeusiFhL8vesEu0zuj+PasQLviOyE/9/+UeaQ73oU/H8Ecpdn lDoNPbSSfLXzIclvY08AFJKl7/5X8mG/N4pwNDMV24y0PABzZGljga74X54dLo5Et+RFxl j7rsktA6UW8O0JlO7sU7GsMuIVvpMkMIXhRVCy/8tOJJR96Q+/hCY5tTX+eD1Ubk6GEBLV mKZbjh8CChCAqFDGiH1bJH31tukjQWkYHc+g4v22yfHkhI/2CWNuIXP1Dushtw== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; mx1.freebsd.org; none X-ThisMailContainsUnwantedMimeParts: N https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D261765 Bug ID: 261765 Summary: FAQ: ports: explain that there is no FreeBSD-provided human-readable list/index of all ports (or all packages) for any platform Product: Documentation Version: Latest Hardware: Any URL: https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-doc/blob/main/docum entation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Some People Priority: --- Component: Documentation Assignee: doc@FreeBSD.org Reporter: grahamperrin@gmail.com Recently, under :=20 >> =E2=80=A6 if FreshPorts is giving a list of all the packages existing ?= =20 >> because I found only this "https://www.freshports.org/categories.php",=20 >> but it would be better if there is a text file on GitHub or somewhere=20 >> else with all available packages. With bug 247998 there's no expectation of an official FreeBSD-provided index (or list) of this nature for any supported platform. My response in FreeBSD Forums: > =E2=80=A6 I should not expect FreshPorts to provide anything like equival= ent=20 > indices or listings for the gamut of supported platforms. Let's add a suitably worded paragraph to the book of frequently asked questions. I mean, it's not a terribly frequent question, however it _is_ an obvious thing for people to ask. Let's direct readers to the resource that = will most likely meet a _comparable_ requirement.=20 Two sentences might cover it.=20 A plain English expression of the summary line of this bug report, plus whe= re to go, and why.=20 Plain English, then localised. --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=