Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2013 00:36:54 +0200 From: Kimmo Paasiala <kpaasial@gmail.com> To: Lars Engels <lars.engels@0x20.net> Cc: Freddie Cash <fjwcash@gmail.com>, FreeBSD Ports List <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org>, Bryan Drewery <bdrewery@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Official FreeBSD Binary Packages now available for pkgng Message-ID: <CA%2B7WWSfQAVQBfRXvPXje0bJncEsmqzT-VgdQO%2BOdRxiS8eOyiw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20131102223400.GH34312@e-new.0x20.net> References: <5271BC11.1010303@FreeBSD.org> <1383206755084-5856905.post@n5.nabble.com> <5272107D.2070301@gibfest.dk> <5272BAB0.3040302@freebsd.org> <5272C46E.2050105@FreeBSD.org> <CAOgwaMsN%2BLhAuL7JhwTFWEWY3AOU1n2hTHz%2BYbX2kPjx0xfVMA@mail.gmail.com> <CAOjFWZ5RF3gUGZZSVUJ_9=435C8YEJq_0yDUXBSDX1g6%2BRYGog@mail.gmail.com> <5272D834.5030004@FreeBSD.org> <20131102223400.GH34312@e-new.0x20.net>
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On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 12:34 AM, Lars Engels <lars.engels@0x20.net> wrote: > On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 05:22:44PM -0500, Bryan Drewery wrote: >> On 10/31/2013 4:54 PM, Freddie Cash wrote: >> > On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 2:39 PM, Mehmet Erol Sanliturk < >> > m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> >> On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 4:58 PM, Bryan Drewery <bdrewery@freebsd.org> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> At present , the packages information and themselves are available from , >> >> such as : >> >> >> >> ftp://ftp1.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/ >> >> >> >> It seems that new pkg compatible packages will not be exposed to the >> >> Internet such as >> >> >> >> >> >> http://avalon.dragonflybsd.org/dports/ >> >> http://pkg.wolfpond.org/ >> >> http://mirror.exonetric.net/pub/pkgng/ >> >> >> >> >> >> This will be a very significant inconvenience for the possible users >> >> because without an installed FreeBSD , they will not be able to see what >> >> are the available packages there . >> >> >> > >> > ???From the original message: >> > Mirrors you may use instead of the global >> > pkg.FreeBSD.org<http://pkg.freebsd.org/>; >> > : >> > >> > pkg.eu.FreeBSD.org <http://pkg.eu.freebsd.org/>; >> > pkg.us-east.FreeBSD.org <http://pkg.us-east.freebsd.org/>; >> > pkg.us-west.FreeBSD.org <http://pkg.us-west.freebsd.org/>; >> > >> > >> > pkg.freebsd.org is, basically, an alias for the above (and any other >> > mirrors that come online) and the pkg(1) tool will pick a "local" mirror >> > based on the DNS response for pkg.freebsd.org. >> > >> > However, you are free to manually enter any of the above mirrors into your >> > pkg.conf. >> > >> > And, you are free to browse any of the above mirrors via HTTP in any web >> > browser. >> > >> > It's not nearly as convenient as just browsing pkg.freebsd.org, but it's >> > still possible to do so. >> >> These are still SRV hosts as well. The real hosts can be found with >> >> dig SRV _http._tcp.HOST HOST being the host from above lists. >> > > Please add this to pkg.conf(5) as this it not intuitive and the syntax > is a bit cumbersome. You will never have to know that syntax unless you're one of the few that are behind a very restrictive firewall/proxy. The pkg client does all this SRV record magic internally to find out a suitable mirror.
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