Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2019 21:29:37 -0400 From: Charles Sprickman <spork@bway.net> To: Paul Mather <paul@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> Cc: kris@ixsystems.com, FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: CFT: FreeBSD Package Base Message-ID: <34C3A77A-7B18-487E-9BC4-5B1087FEEBEA@bway.net> In-Reply-To: <15583041-1D56-44BE-8E88-ECC11C935A09@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> References: <002901d4fdfb$e52eb890$af8c29b0$@ixsystems.com> <15583041-1D56-44BE-8E88-ECC11C935A09@gromit.dlib.vt.edu>
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> On Apr 28, 2019, at 6:21 PM, Paul Mather <paul@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> = wrote: >=20 > On Apr 28, 2019, at 3:52 PM, <kris@ixsystems.com> <kris@ixsystems.com> = wrote: >=20 >> FreeBSD Community, >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> I'm pleased to announce a CFT for builds of FreeBSD 12-stable and = 13-current >> using "TrueOS-inspired" packaged base. These are stock FreeBSD images = which >> will allow users to perform all updating via the 'pkg' command = directly. >> Rather than trying to answer all questions in this announcement, = we've >> created a FAQ page with more details. Please refer to this page, and = let us >> know if you have additional questions that we can include on that = page going >> forward. >=20 >=20 > I currently keep my FreeBSD/arm and FreeBSD/arm64 systems up to date = via PkgBase in FreeBSD 12. It works well for me (crossbuilding and = hosting the PkgBase repository on a FreeBSD/amd64 system). >=20 > What is the difference between the above CFT-created PkgBase and one = created via "make packages" using the native build system = (https://wiki.freebsd.org/PkgBase)? Looking at the FAQ you linked = (https://trueos.github.io/pkgbase-docs/), it seems the above CFT system = is less granular than the one currently produced via the in-tree "make = packages" (which could be a good thing from a simplicity standpoint). = Is there anything else? >=20 > Is the above CFT-produced packages the system that will ultimately = become the way packaged base is produced in FreeBSD 13.0-RELEASE, or is = it just an alternative you want people to try out and evaluate? I guess = I'm not clear what "TrueOS-inspired" packaged base means. :-) What are the plans to get rid of the hellscape known as = =E2=80=9Cmergemaster=E2=80=9D? Is there anything exciting and new there = either in base or any of the ixSystems projects? Thanks, Charles >=20 > Cheers, >=20 > Paul. >=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to = "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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