Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 15:02:27 -0800 From: Chris Stankevitz <chrisstankevitz@gmail.com> To: Bigby James <bigby.james@dimthoughts.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Do I want to switch to the new pkg(8) format? Message-ID: <CAPi0pssYrViJkSR05SqOLDrcJuqwf7g3fo5N5g7=1GmPWHjwAg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20141226171618.GA30541@workbox.Home> References: <CAPi0psuei36LjMFT_B7DF3dWhTz=RK28r-kxKdyeNJx1YSapdg@mail.gmail.com> <20141226171618.GA30541@workbox.Home>
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On Fri, Dec 26, 2014 at 9:16 AM, Bigby James <bigby.james@dimthoughts.com> wrote: > That message is only for folks upgrading a pre-10.0 installation. If you > installed 10.0 or later, any binary packages you install will use the new > format. At present there actually aren't any binary package management tools in > the base system---the 'pkg' command is just a bootstrap that installs pkgng, > which can also be installed from the port in 'ports-mgmt/pkg.' Bigby, Thank you, that is helpful. FYI the only "package-like" command I have ever typed is "portsnap" and "make". I have never typed pkg or pkgng and I'm not sure why I would... except if I wanted to install a pre-compiled binary. So I'm a bit confused as to why someone who only uses "portsnap" and "make" would be asked questions about the "format" of my "pkg". Chris
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