Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:51:12 -0600 From: Bryan Drewery <bryan@shatow.net> To: Jeffrey Bouquet <jeffreybouquet@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pkgng woes Message-ID: <509D50A0.3090302@shatow.net> In-Reply-To: <1352486543.88499.YahooMailClassic@web164001.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> References: <1352486543.88499.YahooMailClassic@web164001.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
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On 11/9/2012 12:42 PM, Jeffrey Bouquet wrote: > > > --- On Fri, 11/9/12, Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> wrote: > >> From: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> >> Subject: Re: pkgng woes >> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, zaphod@berentweb.com >> Date: Friday, November 9, 2012, 5:22 AM >> @anton >> portmaster --check-depends does not work >> for me. Shows everything as fine >> but when I specifically target a port: *# >> portmaster -i graphics/gimp* for >> example, I get a long list of ports to be >> installed - meaning not all of the >> existing ports have been registered >> correctly, hence --check depends will >> not work. Once I re-install all of the >> "missing depends" and run the same >> command (*# portmaster -i graphics/gimp*) >> then there are no problems nor >> list of missing depends. >> >> Well... if it's any consolation, my convertion >> to pkgng wasn't easy either. In fact, I'n not >> sure I'm all there yet. >> >> My problem was due to using an outdated portmaster pkgng >> patch. >> Note: this is no longer an issue. >> Anyway, I ended up with a corrupted pkg database. >> I had to update many ports manually. >> Now that the pkg database is fully under pngng >> control (I'm just a user and don't follow >> the technical details, hence my using of non-technical >> language) I think portmaster can work with it. >> For example portmaster --check-port-dbdir seems >> to give correct results. >> >> Anyway, I think the idea is to remove a lot >> of functionality from portmaster and give >> it to pkgng. For example checking for missing >> dependencies, or shared libs. However, I'm used >> to working with ports only, never with packages. >> I still don't understand if pkgng is the tool >> for me or not. People keep talking of poudriere, >> but again I'm not sure if some of the portmaster >> functionality is supposed to be taken over >> by pourdriere or not. >> >> Anton >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-ports@freebsd.org >> mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > FWIW, > The wiki (FreeBSDPackageBuildingComparison) says poudriere requires > ZSH. I'd like to write more on this topic but am out of time. ZFS* It uses base /bin/sh, not zsh. > > J. Bouquet > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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