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Bas Smeelen wrote:
> On 11/22/2012 03:51 PM, Fbsd8 wrote:
>> Since pkg is being replaced by pkgng in Release 10.0 I would like to get 
>> head start by playing with it on my 9.0 system.
>>
>> Where can I find a write up about installing and using pkgng?
>>
>> Have all the pkg packages been converted to pkgng format and are they 
>> being kept up to date?
> 
> Hi
> 
> It's in /usr/ports/UPDATING
> 
> 20121015:
>    AFFECTS: users of ports-mgmt/portmaster
>    AUTHOR: bdrewery@FreeBSD.org
> 
>    Portmaster now supports pkgng. To use pkgng, enable the patch in the port,
>    enable pkgng in your make.conf, and convert your existing /var/db/pkg
>    database. Also see UPDATING entry 20121010 if you are on a recent CURRENT
>    and do not want to use pkg.
> 
>    This is optional and not currently required.
> 
>    # make -C /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/pkg install clean
>    # make -C /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portmaster config build deinstall install 
> clean
>    # echo 'WITH_PKGNG=yes' >> /etc/make.conf
>    # pkg2ng
> 
> 
>

Thanks, but your reply does not answer my question. I did not say 
anything about using portmaster.

I want to use pkgng in native mode.
I don't see pkgng in the ports system.
How do I get pkgng loaded to a 9.0 system?