[CFT] packaging the base system with pkg(8)

[Andreas Nilsson]

On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 2:38 AM, Graham Menhennitt <graham at menhennitt.com.au>
wrote:

>
>
> On 7/03/2016 12:28 PM, Warren Block wrote:
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>> On Sun, 6 Mar 2016, Glen Barber wrote:
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>> On Sun, Mar 06, 2016 at 12:39:57PM +0100, Baptiste Daroussin wrote:
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>>>> On Thu, Mar 03, 2016 at 10:27:00AM +0000, Matthew Seaman wrote:
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>>>> It is planned to have a "precious" flag for packages which will prevent
>>>> pkg
>>>> delete -a from dropping them
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Note, there are valid use cases for deleting all packages, even those
>>> marked as 'precious'.  For example, a test chroot(8) or jail(8).  So the
>>> 'precious' flag would also need an override.
>>>
>>
>> # pkg delete -f --delete-my-precious-yes-i-know-just-do-it-already -a
>>
>
> No.
>
>   # pkg delete -f --mount-doom -a
>
> is the only way to destroy a precioussss.
>
> Graham
>
> No, Mount Doom is a place. The way to destroy it is
--cast-it-into-the-fire.

The problem is that such a naming scheme belongs is some hobby Linux dist,
not in a serious production os.

/A