Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 12:39:45 +0200 From: Aleksandr Rybalko <ray@ddteam.net> To: george@ceetonetechnology.com Cc: "freebsd-arm@freebsd.org" <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org>, Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@freebsd.org>, Ian Lepore <ian@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Raspberry Pi image and pkg_add, pkg etc Message-ID: <20130306123945.60aff30773fdd0fb2707a635@ddteam.net> In-Reply-To: <5136B2A3.4010701@ceetonetechnology.com> References: <642BFD16-A5E3-447F-9C52-6855AB1E5CC4@yahoo.com> <1362524363.1291.51.camel@revolution.hippie.lan> <5136B2A3.4010701@ceetonetechnology.com>
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On Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:06:11 -0500 George Rosamond <george@ceetonetechnology.com> wrote: > On 03/05/13 17:59, Ian Lepore wrote: > > On Mon, 2013-03-04 at 12:20 -0500, Jad Cooper wrote: > >> Hi, I'd like to get involved in cleaning up/helping mature the > >> Freebsd Rasperry Pi image. It's a fantastic platform but some > >> things are broken especially the package manager as it seems to not > >> correctly resolve the FTP repository, or incorrectly looks for tzb > >> files or looks for a directory called ARMv6 when in fact the txz > >> files are in the ARM folder. > >> > >> Please not this is my first such post so if the formatting or post > >> is in the wrong list, I do apologize in advance. > >> > >> Jad > > > > I don't think I quite understand your question, which is not too > > surprising since I know almost nothing about ports and packages. I > > do want to make sure you get a response from someone who knows about > > these things; I've added one such person to the CC list. > > > > One thing that confuses me about your question is the reference to > > the ftp repository... I don' think there are any arm packages being > > built and distributed by the FreeBSD project right now. Are you > > trying to set up your own local repository, or connect to a private > > one somewhere? > > I think my read on this is: there is no default PACKAGESITE set for > pkgng in /usr/local/etc/pkg.conf for the builds, which means pkgng > doesn't work as it should, so Jad is offering to assist in resolving this. > > Cool, Jad. And you're on the right list, and my MUA sees your email fine! > > So there is no official package or port repository yet for FreeBSD arm Small correction: we have port repository for all platforms, only some ports can't be built for ARM. Some ports are binary and can't be installed due to lack of FreeBSD ARM distro. > architecture. A number of people are maintaining public yet individual > sites, but nothing official yet. > > Whether or not you're a developer, jump aboard and look at Tim's and > Gonzo's scripts for start. > > But start building images and customizing them. Play. Enjoy. And feel > free to jump in and ask questions. > > g > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-arm@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-arm > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-arm-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Aleksandr Rybalko <ray@ddteam.net>
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