Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2026 21:19:20 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: pkgbase@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 291501] Users should not be advised to overwrite /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf Message-ID: <bug-291501-36141-wAMnXV3yUY@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> In-Reply-To: <bug-291501-36141@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=291501 Michael Galassi <michael@galassi.us> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |michael@galassi.us --- Comment #5 from Michael Galassi <michael@galassi.us> --- I wonder if instead of just fixing the overwrite issue we would not be doing users a favor by making this a teachable moment. That comment could be replaced by something more like: # To disable any of the known repositories an override of this file should be made in the # /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos directory and a section for the repo which is no longer wanted # can be created which sets the enabled attribute to no. # If the directory does not exist, it can be created with: # mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos # If the file FreeBSD.conf does not exist therein, an empty file can be created with: # touch /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf # If the repo we wish to disable is the ports repository, it can be disabled with: # echo "FreeBSD-REPO: { enabled: no }" >> /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf # Likewise, if you wish to enable a repository which is currently disabled, this can # be done with: # echo "FreeBSD-REPO: { enabled: no }" >> /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf # In both the above examples, the word REPO is to be replaced by the name of the # repository. Currently understood repository names are "ports", "ports-kmods", and # "base". # Further information on the content of pkg's configuration files can be found in the # pkg.conf man page which can be read with the command: # man 5 pkg.conf I also wonder if the install scripts should really create a file in /usr/local/etc which is critical to the upgradability of the system. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.home | help
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