pkg_add Master/Slave mode?

User Dwayne Dwayne.MacKinnon at xwave.com
Thu May 15 07:32:24 PDT 2003


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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