[HEADSUP] pkg(8) is now the only package management tool

Bryan Drewery bdrewery at FreeBSD.org
Mon Sep 22 16:11:42 UTC 2014


On 9/21/2014 6:53 PM, Michelle Sullivan wrote:
> Michelle Sullivan wrote:
>> Baptiste Daroussin wrote:
>>   
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> The ports tree has been modified to only support pkg(8) as package management
>>> system for all supported version of FreeBSD.
>>>
>>> if you were still using pkg_install (pkg_* tools) you will have to upgrade your
>>> system.
>>>
>>> The simplest way is
>>> cd /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/pkg
>>> make install
>>> then run 
>>> pkg2ng
>>>
>>>     
> 
> So despite being told 'use the quarterly, patches can be applied to it
> if requested' and updating ports I maintain asking specifically for the
> patches to be merged...
> 
> Still all broken (though patches applied to HEAD)...  Nice one...
> 

Which ports and PR?

-- 
Regards,
Bryan Drewery

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