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Date:      Thu, 15 May 2003 10:31:23 +0000
From:      User Dwayne <Dwayne.MacKinnon@xwave.com>
To:        kientzle@acm.org
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: pkg_add Master/Slave mode?
Message-ID:  <3EC36C7B.7020308@xwave.com>
In-Reply-To: <3EC32EC1.6050207@acm.org>
References:  <3EC32EC1.6050207@acm.org>

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Tim Kientzle wrote:
> Is anyone actually _using_ the
> Master/Slave mode feature of pkg_add?
> 
> I'm overhauling pkg_add, and Master/Slave
> mode is on the chopping block.  If you
> use it, speak up now!  ;-)
> 
> Tim Kientzle

At work I'm often creating custom packages to install our software 
builds. I find master/slave mode quite useful in testing out the 
packages, making sure everything will go where I need it to. I'd be 
sorry to see it be obsoleted.

Cheers,
DMK



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