Using pkg_add fetch only

Dirk Engling erdgeist at erdgeist.org
Sat Jan 7 05:49:35 PST 2006


On Sat, 7 Jan 2006, Ceri Davies wrote:

> Two stage process.  In chroot(), pkg_add -r portupgrade, then pkg_fetch
> -R the stuff you want.  Once you're done you can just blow away the
> chroot environment and all the installed stuff.

So I win nothing besides having to set up a complicated three-stage 
chain. chroot() by itself will not be enough as long as the portupgrade 
tools are not compiled static.

> Sure, it'll install a bunch of other crap like ruby, but it's a lot
> easier than hacking up your own tool.

>From the ezjail Homepage:

"Since ezjail is written entirely in sh, there is no need to install other 
script languages into the Host-system"

So: No way. But your help has pointed me into the right direction.

   erdgeist


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