cvs commit: src/usr.sbin/pkg_install Makefile src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add pkg_add.1 src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create pkg_create.1 src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/delete pkg_delete.1 src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/info pkg_info.1 src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/search Makefile pkg_search.1 ...

[David O'Brien]

On Mon, Dec 10, 2007 at 11:23:03AM -0800, Xin LI wrote:
> Let's see what we can do it in the future: teach pkg_search about how to
> download an INDEX file for use, something that you don't have to install
> the whole ports tree and can do easily.

That is a great idea.

> I think this is a very useful feature.  There are a lot of users who
> use packages rather than using ports

Agreed - where possible I actually do try to use the fruits of Portmgr's
labor.

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-- David  (obrien at FreeBSD.org)