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Date:      Thu, 22 Nov 2012 16:17:37 +0100
From:      Bas Smeelen <b.smeelen@ose.nl>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: using new pkgng system on 9.0 system
Message-ID:  <50AE4211.9020108@ose.nl>
In-Reply-To: <50AE4150.1050002@a1poweruser.com>
References:  <50AE3BF5.1000200@a1poweruser.com> <50AE3C65.2050307@ose.nl> <50AE4150.1050002@a1poweruser.com>

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On 11/22/2012 04=3A14 PM=2C Fbsd8 wrote=3A
=3E Bas Smeelen wrote=3A
=3E=3E On 11/22/2012 03=3A51 PM=2C Fbsd8 wrote=3A
=3E=3E=3E Since pkg is being replaced by pkgng in Release 10=2E0 I would li=
ke to get=20
=3E=3E=3E head start by playing with it on my 9=2E0 system=2E
=3E=3E=3E
=3E=3E=3E Where can I find a write up about installing and using pkgng=3F=

=3E=3E=3E
=3E=3E=3E Have all the pkg packages been converted to pkgng format and are=
 they=20
=3E=3E=3E being kept up to date=3F
=3E=3E
=3E=3E Hi
=3E=3E
=3E=3E It=27s in /usr/ports/UPDATING
=3E=3E
=3E=3E 20121015=3A
=3E=3E    AFFECTS=3A users of ports-mgmt/portmaster
=3E=3E    AUTHOR=3A bdrewery=40FreeBSD=2Eorg
=3E=3E
=3E=3E    Portmaster now supports pkgng=2E To use pkgng=2C enable the patch=
 in the=20
=3E=3E port=2C
=3E=3E    enable pkgng in your make=2Econf=2C and convert your existing /va=
r/db/pkg
=3E=3E    database=2E Also see UPDATING entry 20121010 if you are on a rece=
nt CURRENT
=3E=3E    and do not want to use pkg=2E
=3E=3E
=3E=3E    This is optional and not currently required=2E
=3E=3E
=3E=3E    =23 make -C /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/pkg install clean
=3E=3E    =23 make -C /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portmaster config build deinsta=
ll=20
=3E=3E install clean
=3E=3E    =23 echo =27WITH=5FPKGNG=3Dyes=27 =3E=3E /etc/make=2Econf and
=3E=3E    =23 pkg2ng
=3E=3E
=3E=3E
=3E=3E
=3E
=3E Thanks=2C but your reply does not answer my question=2E I did not say a=
nything=20
=3E about using portmaster=2E
=3E
=3E I want to use pkgng in native mode=2E
=3E I don=27t see pkgng in the ports system=2E
=3E How do I get pkgng loaded to a 9=2E0 system=3F

That would be make -C /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/pkg install clean
and WITH=5FPKGNG=3Dyes in /etc/make=2Econf
and convert the old pkgdb to ng with pkg2ng


Sorry I awlays use ports so maybe there is a config thing to be done also t=
o=20
find the right sites to get the packages from




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