From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 10 19:41:50 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B240116A468 for ; Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:41:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dougb@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mail2.fluidhosting.com (mx21.fluidhosting.com [204.14.89.4]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 2151513C46E for ; Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:41:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dougb@FreeBSD.org) Received: (qmail 17183 invoked by uid 399); 10 Dec 2007 19:41:48 -0000 Received: from localhost (HELO lap.dougb.net) (dougb@dougbarton.us@127.0.0.1) by localhost with ESMTP; 10 Dec 2007 19:41:48 -0000 X-Originating-IP: 127.0.0.1 Message-ID: <475D9679.7030508@FreeBSD.org> Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:41:45 -0800 From: Doug Barton Organization: http://www.FreeBSD.org/ User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20071119) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: d@delphij.net References: <200712091101.lB9B1w0C070261@repoman.freebsd.org> <20071210180238.GA93589@dragon.NUXI.org> <475D8C81.9010805@FreeBSD.org> <475D9217.6010506@delphij.net> In-Reply-To: <475D9217.6010506@delphij.net> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.5 OpenPGP: id=D5B2F0FB Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG, Kirill Ponomarew , src-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, obrien@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.sbin/pkg_install Makefile src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add pkg_add.1 src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create pkg_create.1 src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/delete pkg_delete.1 src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/info pkg_info.1 src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/search Makefile pkg_search.1 ... X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:41:50 -0000 Xin LI wrote: > Let's see what we can do it in the future: teach pkg_search about how to > download an INDEX file for use, something that you don't have to install > the whole ports tree and can do easily. > > I think this is a very useful feature. There are a lot of users who use > packages rather than using ports, and something like pkg_search, > pkg_update would definitely be an useful add to our current package tool > set. Something like that may be useful, but I would argue that other out of band tools for perusing the ports collection already exist. My point was simply that given the fact that pkg_search relies on the INDEX, having it in the base does not _add_ functionality, although it may do the same job in a better way. Doug -- This .signature sanitized for your protection