Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 01:32:59 +1100 From: Aristedes Maniatis <ari@ish.com.au> To: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Cc: matthew@freebsd.org Subject: Re: +MANIFEST changed syntax in pkg 1.4? Message-ID: <54997D1B.30902@ish.com.au> In-Reply-To: <54978556.3010503@ish.com.au> References: <54978556.3010503@ish.com.au>
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>> On 22/12/2014 02:43, Aristedes Maniatis wrote: >> >> Has the +MAINFEST file changed in sytnax from 1.3 to 1.4 and is now not yaml? I notice that the +MANIFEST files inside packages already built by the ports system look more like json in format. Where do I find documentation for the new format? > Matthew Seaman wrote: > Yes, +MANIFEST is now generated using libucl -- which uses a JSON-like format. I believe the differences between libucl and JSON are pretty minor (something about comment syntax IIRC) so if you convert your setup to use JSON, it should work. > > For more information about libucl, start here: > > https://github.com/vstakhov/libucl Thanks Matthew. Is there any documentation on the new format? I see nothing is updated in the only docs I can find: https://wiki.freebsd.org/pkgng#Package_format I guess I'm really not understanding pkgng... I've used FreeBSD since version 4 but this is the first time I've seen something in the core system so undocumented and with so many regressions compared to the previous tools. I really wish we could go back to pkg_ Thanks Ari -- --------------------------> Aristedes Maniatis ish http://www.ish.com.au Level 1, 30 Wilson Street Newtown 2042 Australia phone +61 2 9550 5001 fax +61 2 9550 4001 GPG fingerprint CBFB 84B4 738D 4E87 5E5C 5EFA EF6A 7D2E 3E49 102A
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