From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Tue Apr 18 15:32:39 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 348BAD44202 for ; Tue, 18 Apr 2017 15:32:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rwmaillists@googlemail.com) Received: from mail-wr0-x243.google.com (mail-wr0-x243.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:400c:c0c::243]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C2CE62D1 for ; Tue, 18 Apr 2017 15:32:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rwmaillists@googlemail.com) Received: by mail-wr0-x243.google.com with SMTP id l44so25297210wrc.2 for ; Tue, 18 Apr 2017 08:32:38 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=20161025; h=date:from:to:subject:message-id:in-reply-to:references:mime-version :content-transfer-encoding; bh=P/GGqcknQS0kV69MmtgbyxXtmpa8orUVqfLRIZVLRX0=; b=Bty6/TT+bTS89RFf2fsUrT8TSgEkON7lOq9XjBQUJY8XN98hf+/DXnXLEErUBPZ1Fz gfiPKXRbM6ZzjD3VRMJUMxFtyOGP9dSHtiIXZ6861/5303VumNiqy75+iBlZ6PESHgkd CQ9TylqFdu1pUYToYYK4Z7eaP0KFUAFmBa6wKCucf43A46ycctIADrTHGrz0mdXUE74M wmkq1xl11Vdmpbky4ntG3c5PqgdsLqTPKYy/P94DgL0CZRFCHmmRGLl3BPtLfSHKl0FT qLpDClS3Rxjmv8mugVjl3r8xDNns7qL5IEDddyl0RTj441OiQKVMMXnlvInXQaADGSvI yDBg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:subject:message-id:in-reply-to :references:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=P/GGqcknQS0kV69MmtgbyxXtmpa8orUVqfLRIZVLRX0=; b=Ch48/L3s3SqAoE2q3tZX54QAQixUTZQxHO/H0KjbYn2Xh1H/rPOhKm0NhLdVYC1eJR 2+9sIBBOhOjYYE1rNr8XhkiUAiPrQotJcr9cuxS0GnbUq8b+OOqsJrV6G2+RKBbuZ6pD r64duPeZ9m2nuCJm+ebHegafkPxQzyPB578RTk4ys1qxOo7emVVSrKrpem+p0g788lbf m13CIFLCQRgrOIB1v654eZxH6QYwNnpmu7ueV7HevyKlvKtaZQD3cfz74Zjc67ciTbpv tf96FtZxR1fcKw3EVxLjZ19wuxbEEnjznozB/ZXmA0oB9DsnoSvor9owcfLUbV+KAV5+ O+DA== X-Gm-Message-State: AN3rC/6LhPySk6nPJapMeFFOvgOnj7zQ1lhlvfkOYPVSJraHL8ADqGur GR2gt1j3N8JgcvCV X-Received: by 10.223.165.138 with SMTP id g10mr22503271wrc.19.1492529556787; Tue, 18 Apr 2017 08:32:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gumby.homeunix.com ([90.211.21.140]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id s137sm3231762wme.31.2017.04.18.08.32.34 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 bits=256/256); Tue, 18 Apr 2017 08:32:35 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 16:32:33 +0100 From: RW To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is pkg quarterly really needed? Message-ID: <20170418163233.648fe5f7@gumby.homeunix.com> In-Reply-To: <58F61A8D.1030309@a1poweruser.com> References: <58F61A8D.1030309@a1poweruser.com> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.14.1 (GTK+ 2.24.31; amd64-portbld-freebsd10.3) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 15:32:39 -0000 On Tue, 18 Apr 2017 09:54:21 -0400 qjail1 wrote: > I maintain a port and I have users complaining that the pkg system > takes many months before the updated version of my port shows up in > the pkg system. > > My response is I tell them to change a line in their > /etc/pkg/FreeBSD.conf file > from url: "pkg+http://pkg.Freebsd.org/${ABI}/quarterly", > to url: "pkg+http://pkg.Freebsd.org/${ABI}/latest", > > The old pkg system never had this quarterly update cycle and I see no > reason to have it now when its so easy to over ride the default. > The old package system never got any package updates at all for releases.