Raspberry Pi image and pkg_add, pkg etc

[Aleksandr Rybalko]

On Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:06:11 -0500
George Rosamond <george at ceetonetechnology.com> wrote:

> On 03/05/13 17:59, Ian Lepore wrote:
> > On Mon, 2013-03-04 at 12:20 -0500, Jad Cooper wrote:
> >> Hi, I'd like to get involved in cleaning up/helping mature the
> >> Freebsd Rasperry Pi image. It's a fantastic platform but some
> >> things are broken especially the package manager as it seems to not
> >> correctly resolve the FTP repository, or incorrectly looks for tzb
> >> files or looks for a directory called ARMv6 when in fact the txz
> >> files are in the ARM folder.
> >> 
> >> Please not this is my first such post so if the formatting or post
> >> is in the wrong list, I do apologize in advance.
> >> 
> >> Jad
> > 
> > I don't think I quite understand your question, which is not too 
> > surprising since I know almost nothing about ports and packages.  I
> > do want to make sure you get a response from someone who knows about
> > these things; I've added one such person to the CC list.
> > 
> > One thing that confuses me about your question is the reference to
> > the ftp repository... I don' think there are any arm packages being
> > built and distributed by the FreeBSD project right now.  Are you
> > trying to set up your own local repository, or connect to a private
> > one somewhere?
> 
> I think my read on this is: there is no default PACKAGESITE set for
> pkgng in /usr/local/etc/pkg.conf for the builds, which means pkgng
> doesn't work as it should, so Jad is offering to assist in resolving this.
> 
> Cool, Jad.  And you're on the right list, and my MUA sees your email fine!
> 
> So there is no official package or port repository yet for FreeBSD arm

Small correction: we have port repository for all platforms, only some
ports can't be built for ARM. Some ports are binary and can't be
installed due to lack of FreeBSD ARM distro.

> architecture.  A number of people are maintaining public yet individual
> sites, but nothing official yet.
> 
> Whether or not you're a developer, jump aboard and look at Tim's and
> Gonzo's scripts for start.
> 
> But start building images and customizing them.  Play.  Enjoy.  And feel
> free to jump in and ask questions.
> 
> g
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