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Subject: Re: [HEADS UP] Ports Infrastructure Changes
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Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org> wrote:

> > This would be a good time to include ports-mgmt/pkg_search into
> > the base system...
>
> It would be a better idea to put the pkg_* tools IN the ports tree
> where they belong. :)

Wouldn't this lead to a chicken-egg problem for those who use
packages?  How would one go about installing the package installer?