Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2025 13:06:28 +0000 From: Lexi Winter <ivy@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: changing from pkgbase to regularbase Message-ID: <aSG1VDmg7fI26kJV@amaryllis.le-fay.org> In-Reply-To: <20251122215646.7e4f34e1955bca5dbf3261a0@dec.sakura.ne.jp> References: <aR3Rc_5llfvlEjIo@int21h> <aSEGPTtrfV29u9R9@amaryllis.le-fay.org> <71e4b46c-8d69-451d-92ca-79316ffc4b63@app.fastmail.com> <aSETbVSLxcDa5ssB@amaryllis.le-fay.org> <20251122180931.52c1141475f5faec4fad633c@dec.sakura.ne.jp> <aSGhDGx8Dkk6lBP_@amaryllis.le-fay.org> <20251122215646.7e4f34e1955bca5dbf3261a0@dec.sakura.ne.jp>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Tomoaki AOKI wrote in <20251122215646.7e4f34e1955bca5dbf3261a0@dec.sakura.ne.jp>: > On Sat, 22 Nov 2025 11:39:56 +0000 > Lexi Winter <ivy@freebsd.org> wrote: > > Tomoaki AOKI wrote in <20251122180931.52c1141475f5faec4fad633c@dec.sakura.ne.jp>: > > > I don't think disallowing de-pkgbasifying is a good idea. > > > > we don't disallow depkgbasifying and there is no intention to do that. > > > Currently, IIUC, there's no pkgbasify and de-pkgbasify program > in-tree. correct. there is no depkgbasify tool at all, as far as i know, since pkg is missing functionality which is required to do that. > So preparing way to de-pkgbasify on nearly final step of the installer > (just before "after-installation configurations" like adding user) would > be helpful. this is planned for 16.0, since we will no longer ship distribution sets and therefore need another solution to do non-pkgbase installs. however i expect the UI to remain the same as it is now: you select whether you want pkgbase or not, and if you choose not, bsdinstall will silently do a pkgbase install then depkgbasify it. there's no need to potentially confuse users by exposing what's happening behind the scenes. [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iHUEABYKAB0WIQSyjTg96lp3RifySyn1nT63mIK/YAUCaSG1VAAKCRD1nT63mIK/ YPAPAP0Wu6zb/e57afgdkoa7iz1u4YNOvxewfwUfYen+wrnQlgD+NTbDOuyUoBUP +HvEIrzFFQlFCCj6iMzAhRoVPFDWBAk= =wtfz -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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