Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 15:55:32 -0400 (EDT) From: Bill Fumerola <billf@jade.chc-chimes.com> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com> Cc: Jaakko Salomaa <jsalomaa@saunalahti.fi>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: A new package fetching utility, pkg_get Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909241546160.71250-100000@jade.chc-chimes.com> In-Reply-To: <6939.938202872@localhost>
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On Fri, 24 Sep 1999, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > > Most of what you've shown can be accomplished with 'pkg_add -r' and > > some enviromental variables. > > In its current incarnation, that's pretty much true. However, we also > intend to throw feature upon feature request onto his pile until > Jaakko ends up reproducing the Debian package manager for us! :-) Why not just just teach 'pkg_add -r' about regex. It already knows about alternate package site's (PACKAGESITE). I don't see why we need a pkg_get or whatever when pkg_add already has remote (with or without -r) functions, and adds dependencies just fine. -- - bill fumerola - billf@chc-chimes.com - BF1560 - computer horizons corp - - ph:(800) 252-2421 - bfumerol@computerhorizons.com - billf@FreeBSD.org - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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