Re: PKGBASE Removes FreeBSD Base System Feature

On Sun, Aug 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM George Michaelson <ggm@algebras.org> wrote:

> I think the .tgz blobs used by NetBSD are a good example of the biggest
> blobbyness you want. rescue and base are the minimal safe set. games X11,
> debug and documentation are long standing extras.
>

Which is what we had, more or less.


> For now, I like the direction the intent is going: yes, a lot of parts.
> But, separating their "head" so pkg delete -f is "safe" for ordinary use is
> a good plan (if that IS the plan)
>

I'm wondering if the idea of package groups has been considered. This would
also allow things like distinguishing packages installed by ports, which
might be useful when dependencies conflict with those installed from
package repos.

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