[PKGNG] how about remember repository used for installation?

Alexander Yerenkow yerenkow at gmail.com
Wed Jan 30 11:31:37 UTC 2013


This is a narrow case of more wide problem.

I think more general would be to have some sort of
`pkg options`
which will allow you to set up some options (port- and system- wide) to be
preferred.
So, in such case pkg would compare options of pkg form different repo and
choose right one (or most fit).
Or at least ask user about choice.

Or we can start from some kind of
`pkg set-preferred repo REPO portname*`



2013/1/30 Łukasz Wąsikowski <lukasz at wasikowski.net>

> W dniu 2013-01-30 10:16, Alex Keda pisze:
>
> > I have some servers, with standard soft settings, and can use general
> > repository
> > but, one/two applications have another settings (for example, samba,
> > apache...)
> >
> > may be add to installed pkg some options, about 'install repository',
> > and use it for update?
>
> +1, that feature would be awesome. Now I have poudriere jails building
> the same 40 packages just to do one different. It's a waste of resources.
>
> --
> best regards,
> Lukasz Wasikowski
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Regards,
Alexander Yerenkow


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