Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2013 18:26:45 -0600 From: Janky Jay <jankyj@unfs.us> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ports or packages? Message-ID: <52082BC5.3090905@unfs.us> In-Reply-To: <CAOgwaMsbdtcVomG=k=K8FPihxKK9xFjWqbk5UeDLh_Dz-5X-xA@mail.gmail.com> References: <B1BC42B2-A63B-435B-802E-7AE36DE6783A@charter.net> <CAOgwaMsB%2Bx0cyGkm=UjvV_iDsy=9OazepFQhNPOQ8U6Y0P6rTw@mail.gmail.com> <67A0D96F-A422-4F0C-9A99-D0C0C999BA08@charter.net> <CAOgwaMsbdtcVomG=k=K8FPihxKK9xFjWqbk5UeDLh_Dz-5X-xA@mail.gmail.com>
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Hello, On 08/11/2013 06:24 PM, Mehmet Erol Sanliturk wrote: > On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 7:15 PM, Stan Gammons <s_gammons@charter.net> wrote: > >> >> On Aug 11, 2013, at 4:23 PM, Mehmet Erol Sanliturk < >> m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 4:59 PM, Stan Gammons <s_gammons@charter.net> >> wrote: >>> >>>> I know the binary packages were taken down after the security incident a >>>> while back. Are many/any binary packages available now or does one still >>>> have to build most everything from ports? If binary packages are >> available >>>> now, what is the URL to the repository? >>>> >>>> Stan >>>> _______________________________________________ >>> http://www.freebsd.org/ports/index.html >>> >>> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/ >>> ftp://ftp1.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/ >>> ftp://ftp2.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/ >>> >> >> >> Assuming one has converted to the new packagement tool and added >> WITH_PKGNG=yes to /etc/make.conf, one could use the links for packagesite >> in pkg.conf to install binary packages with pkg? Can one have multiple >> packagesite statements in pkg.conf? >> >> I see the repositories don't have the latest versions, so portupgrade or >> portmaster would be needed to upgrade to the latest versions from ports? >> If so, can one mix and match pkg and portupgrade or portmaster or is that >> asking for trouble? i.e. use pkg to install packages and portupgrade or >> portmaster to upgrade packages. >> >> >> Stan >> >> >> >> >> > > The above links are NOT containing new pkgng kind packages yet . > > For pkgng compatible packages , you may see the following pages : > > http://www.exonetric.com/ > http://mirror.exonetric.net/pub/pkgng/ > http://mirror.exonetric.net/pub/pkgng/freebsd%3A10%3Ax86%3A64/2013-02-09/All/ > > > > Thank you very much . > > Mehmet Erol Sanliturk I +1 this. Also, regarding your question about mixing packages (PNGNG) and ports is just fine. I use PKGNG and portmaster all the time and they work fine together. I can't speak for portupgrade, though. Regards, Janky Jay, III
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