Do I want to switch to the new pkg(8) format?

[Chris Stankevitz]

On Fri, Dec 26, 2014 at 9:59 AM, Warren Block <wblock at wonkity.com> wrote:
> No, both binary packages and ports require pkg now.  It is the only
> supported package management tool, and installing ports *is* installing
> packages.

Warren,

Thank you for your replies.  I appreciate how careful you are being
with your language.  Keeping in mind that my FreeBSD vocabulary is not
up-to-snuff, can you explain how these two statements can both be
simultaneously true:

"pkg is the only supported package management tool (and installing
ports *is* installing packages)" -Warren Block

"portmaster is the recommended tool for upgrading installed ports"
-Handbook section 5.5.3.1


If both statement are indeed true, then I must conclude:

1. Upgrading ports is not a "package management" operation.

2. There are many different "operations" you can do with ports and packages.

3. Each "operation" might use a different tool.  Sometimes pkg,
portmaster, portsnap, make, cvs, pkg_, portsclean, portupgrade, etc.

Thank you again,

Chris