Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 18:11:46 -0600 From: Bigby James <bigby.james@dimthoughts.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Do I want to switch to the new pkg(8) format? Message-ID: <20141227001146.GA1884@workbox.Home> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.11.1412261100130.60313@wonkity.com> References: <CAPi0psuei36LjMFT_B7DF3dWhTz=RK28r-kxKdyeNJx1YSapdg@mail.gmail.com> <20141226171618.GA30541@workbox.Home> <alpine.BSF.2.11.1412261100130.60313@wonkity.com>
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On 12/26, Warren Block 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. > > As will ports. pkg is not just for binary packages, it is a package > management system and ports use it also. True enough. I usually prefer install and upgrade software from the ports tree, but use 'pkg delete <package> && pkg autoremove' to get rid of unwanted build dependencies and/or software I only installed for testing purposes. Uniting both binary and source software management under a single system is a huge plus in my opinion. The OP mentioned being a Gentoo user, but the current state of package/ports management in FreeBSD is quite similar to that of Arch Linux: software may be installed either via binary packages or built from source code, but both means utilize a shared database and building ports now stores a binary package in a local cache. It seems perfectly sensible to install most software from packages and use the ports system just for build customizations. The only hitch I see is that if you build software from ports and then update your system with 'pkg upgrade,' pkgng will reinstall your customized ports with default settings. There may be a way to avoid this, but either the man page doesn't mention it or I've overlooked it. -- "A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools." - Douglas Adams
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