Packaging the FreeBSD base system with pkg(8)

[Nikolai Lifanov]

On January 28, 2016 1:23:22 PM EST, Glen Barber <gjb at FreeBSD.org> wrote:
>On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 09:12:53PM +0300, Slawa Olhovchenkov wrote:
>> I see two hudge problem for support upgrades from older RELEASE
>> versions (supported too): key (used for repo signing) change and need
>> to access ports packages to install (installed outdated release can't
>> find pkg packet for install).
>> 
>> Can you more detailed describe current propolsal of new packaging
>> system? pkg is part of base installed packages? Or after installing
>> base packages pkg installed from `ports`? For disc1.iso case.
>> 
>> How handled boot/device.hints and var/db/etcupdate?
>> 
>> How handled boot block updates?
>
>These are all valid questions, but let's take a step back for a bit,
>and
>not put the carriage in front of the horse.
>
>The initial email in this thread was intended to provide an update on
>the status.  Some things, such as file merging, is already in place in
>a few of the packages.  Not all, yet.
>
>Unexpected things are going to happen.  That is the only thing that is
>a guarantee right now.  In other words, implementation (from what is
>now
>in the project branch) may change.  And yes, there needs to be a way to
>upgrade from older releases.
>
>But let's not get too far ahead of ourselves.
>
>Glen

Can we have verbose and/or semi-interactive configuration merge, as offered by etcupdate or mergemaster?

- Nikolai Lifanov