Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:51:59 +0100 From: Erwin Lansing <erwin@FreeBSD.org> To: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG, src-committers@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 ... Message-ID: <20071210195159.GH71315@droso.net> In-Reply-To: <475D9679.7030508@FreeBSD.org> References: <200712091101.lB9B1w0C070261@repoman.freebsd.org> <20071210180238.GA93589@dragon.NUXI.org> <475D8C81.9010805@FreeBSD.org> <475D9217.6010506@delphij.net> <475D9679.7030508@FreeBSD.org>
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--bDDjztrZmyyMv72E Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Dec 10, 2007 at 11:41:45AM -0800, Doug Barton wrote: > Xin LI wrote: >=20 > > 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. > >=20 > > 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. >=20 > Something like that may be useful, but I would argue that other out of > band tools for perusing the ports collection already exist. >=20 > 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. >=20 This is exactly the main objection to adding this as-is. The pkg_* tools should be independent of having a ports tree on the system. Having a better presentation than 'make search' and 'make quicksearch' currently can provide, may be nice but can be provided from the ports tree. Adding a package search tools would be nice as well, but the current implementation does not provide that. -erwin --=20 Erwin Lansing http://droso.org (o_ _o) Errare humanum est \\\_\ /_/// erwin@FreeBSD.org perseverare diabolicum <____) (____> erwin@aauug.dk --bDDjztrZmyyMv72E Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFHXZjfqy9aWxUlaZARArX5AJ9Ps5FcIJMl33l8li7usM6kqd7u7wCfVcKj KUmrBGEtJ8YROkcvRdXUn54= =Rbtf -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --bDDjztrZmyyMv72E--
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