using new pkgng system on 9.0 system

[Bas Smeelen]

On 11/22/12 16:42, Fbsd8 wrote:
> Bas Smeelen wrote:
>> On 11/22/2012 04:14 PM, Fbsd8 wrote:
>>> Bas Smeelen wrote:
>>>> On 11/22/2012 03:51 PM, Fbsd8 wrote:
>>>>> Since pkg is being replaced by pkgng in Release 10.0 I would like 
>>>>> to get head start by playing with it on my 9.0 system.
>>>>>
>>>>> Where can I find a write up about installing and using pkgng?
>>>>>
>>>>> Have all the pkg packages been converted to pkgng format and are 
>>>>> they being kept up to date?
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> It's in /usr/ports/UPDATING
>>>>
>>>> 20121015:
>>>>    AFFECTS: users of ports-mgmt/portmaster
>>>>    AUTHOR: bdrewery at FreeBSD.org
>>>>
>>>>    Portmaster now supports pkgng. To use pkgng, enable the patch in 
>>>> the port,
>>>>    enable pkgng in your make.conf, and convert your existing 
>>>> /var/db/pkg
>>>>    database. Also see UPDATING entry 20121010 if you are on a 
>>>> recent CURRENT
>>>>    and do not want to use pkg.
>>>>
>>>>    This is optional and not currently required.
>>>>
>>>>    # make -C /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/pkg install clean
>>>>    # make -C /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portmaster config build 
>>>> deinstall install clean
>>>>    # echo 'WITH_PKGNG=yes' >> /etc/make.conf and
>>>>    # pkg2ng
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Thanks, but your reply does not answer my question. I did not say 
>>> anything about using portmaster.
>>>
>>> I want to use pkgng in native mode.
>>> I don't see pkgng in the ports system.
>>> How do I get pkgng loaded to a 9.0 system?
>>
>> That would be make -C /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/pkg install clean
>> and WITH_PKGNG=yes in /etc/make.conf
>> and convert the old pkgdb to ng with pkg2ng
>>
>>
>> Sorry I awlays use ports so maybe there is a config thing to be done 
>> also to find the right sites to get the packages from
>>
>>
>
> I see the problem. It's called pkgng but in the ports system it's 
> called pkg. Thought pkg was the old system. Silly me.
Not a problem.
The line in /etc/make.conf is used for when the ports or ports tools are 
used, so the right package tools are invoked to register them in the 
package database.
It is good to put this in to prevent a mess eventually when ports are 
being used.
I switched most systems to the ng pkg tools, what I like very much about 
it is that things are getting logged in messages. Also now you have one 
pkg command with different operations for what you want to accomplish.




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