Date: Sun, 15 May 2011 17:50:39 +0200 From: Erwin Lansing <erwin@FreeBSD.org> To: Gerald Pfeifer <gerald@pfeifer.com> Cc: cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org>, Gerald Pfeifer <gerald@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/emulators/wine Makefile distinfo pkg-plist ports/emulators/wine/files patch-dlls-wineoss.drv Message-ID: <20110515155039.GE52363@droso.net> In-Reply-To: <alpine.LNX.2.00.1105150744430.28608@gerinyyl> References: <201105140021.p4E0LlP7029193@repoman.freebsd.org> <20110514082018.GC97304@FreeBSD.org> <alpine.LNX.2.00.1105150744430.28608@gerinyyl>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 08:08:22AM -0700, Gerald Pfeifer wrote: > > One of the biggest weaknesses of the FreeBSD Ports Collection is that, > unlike RPM or DEB based systems, one port cannot easily create a set > of complementary binary packages. > > A richer package system nicely allows users to select options also for > binary packages, not just ports, and combined with proper dependencies > and concepts like "recommends" and "provides" is both safe and flexible. > > (Think of -devel and -doc packages as general concepts supported by that.) > > Is anyone looking into this for FreeBSD? > This was discussed at BSDCan, not necessarily as a replacement for slave ports, but as a more flexible solution. It may be possible to leverage the fakeroot installation in PKGNG for this later, but for now we want to concentrate on getting PKGNG ready as a viable replacement of the current pkg_* tools and add this and other features later. A more elaborate summary of what was discussed at the ports and packages summit will be send later after folks get a chance to get home. -erwin -- Erwin Lansing http://droso.org Prediction is very difficult especially about the future erwin@FreeBSD.org [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFNz/ZPqy9aWxUlaZARAp45AJ9boCq2vW0U4hoJezw2M1hDSqhKCwCgkRMu XdzwCzI6yuV3L2sSIxCFrOM= =mFJn -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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