From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 23 15:38:13 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 98352E3B for ; Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:38:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd8@a1poweruser.com) Received: from mail-03.name-services.com (mail-03.name-services.com [69.64.155.195]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A9058FC15 for ; Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:38:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [10.0.10.3] ([173.88.197.103]) by mail-03.name-services.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Fri, 23 Nov 2012 07:38:09 -0800 Message-ID: <50AF9865.50509@a1poweruser.com> Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:38:13 -0500 From: Fbsd8 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Windows/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Matthew Seaman Subject: Re: using new pkgng system on 9.0 system References: <50AE3BF5.1000200@a1poweruser.com> <50AE7716.6060506@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <50AE7716.6060506@infracaninophile.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 23 Nov 2012 15:38:09.0522 (UTC) FILETIME=[8A3B2D20:01CDC990] X-Sender: fbsd8@a1poweruser.com X-Authenticated-Sender: fbsd8@a1poweruser.com X-EchoSenderHash: [fbsd8]-[a1poweruser*com] Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:38:13 -0000 Matthew Seaman wrote: > On 22/11/2012 14:51, 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. > > Cool. > >> Where can I find a write up about installing and using pkgng? > > If you start from http://wiki.freebsd.org/pkgng (which has quite a bit > of information in its own right) there are links to a number of articles > where people describe their experiences with pkgng. > >> Have all the pkg packages been converted to pkgng format and are they >> being kept up to date? > > Ah. Now, there you have zeroed in on the biggest stumbling point at the > moment. There are binary packages available, but only from the > beta-test server, and they aren't necessarily updated promptly, nor is > there a guarantee that every package you want might will be available. > Almost all ports will work just fine with pkgng -- the few exceptions > really are in need of fixing in any case; it's just that pkg_tools lets > you get away with things that pkgng doesn't. > > Most people testing pkgng at the moment are building their own package > sets -- poudriere is a popular choice for doing that -- and setting up > their own private repositories. > > There should have been official FreeBSD pkgng repos available 'Real Soon > Now' -- recent events have put the schedule back significantly, and > everyone is primarily concerned with doing it right rather than doing it > quickly. So, please wait patiently for an announcement. It will > happen, even if it does seem an interminable wait. > > Cheers, > > Matthew > Can I browse the beta-test server repositories for the packages I want?