Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 13:49:44 +0200 From: Julien Laffaye <jlaffaye@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pkgng problems Message-ID: <4FB39458.5060608@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <jp0242$2de$1@dough.gmane.org> References: <jp0242$2de$1@dough.gmane.org>
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On 05/16/12 13:13, Ivan Voras wrote: > Hi, > > I attempted to try pkgng, and failed: > > 1) I would like to request some documentation be added in the > ports-mgmt/pkg port, to the pkg-message file, instructing to set up the > pkg.conf (by copying the pkg.conf.sample file) before starting to do > anything with pkgng. I would also like to request this same > documentation added to the FAQ at > https://github.com/pkgng/pkgng/blob/master/FAQ.md#0, and that the error > message "pkg: PACKAGESITE is not defined" be changed to e.g. "pkg: > PACKAGESITE is not defined - pkg.conf not found" or something similar > indicating how to solve the problem. Well, it can also be an environment variable. > 2) The pkg.conf.sample file does not contain a list of valid repos: > > repos: > default : http://example.org/pkgng/ > repo1 : http://somewhere.org/pkgng/repo1/ > repo2 : http://somewhere.org/pkgng/repo2/ > > ... and apparently this makes running "pkg update" impossible as it > exits with the completely useless error message "Broken pipe". At least > this error message should be changed. I will have a look. > > I would like to request that pkg.conf.sample contain valid repos by > default. While at it, where on the web is the list of valid repos and > why is the documentation (README and the .sample conf file) not > referencing it instead of specifying the abstract "example.org" addresses? Well, we have a repo for testing: pkgbeta.freebsd.org but it is not endorsed by portmgr or something like that. Plus, this repo is temporary and can/will disappear. But we can add it during the testing phase. > (I know pkgng is not finished, but this way you are not going to get any > enthusiastic testers...)
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