Re: Compatability with FreeBSD Ports

[Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Aug 15, 2005 at 10:59:35AM -0700, Chris Pressey wrote:
> - package install/deinstall can execute arbitrary commands

This issue exists for every packaging system out there, simply because
it is necessary for proper operation.

> - bsd.port.mk and friends are almost unreadable/unmaintainable

Well, anything comparable to bsd.port.mk or bsd.pkg.mk is a complicated
beast. I agree neither with the unreadable nor with the unmaintainable,
at least for pkgsrc.

> - no way to create a package without installing first (TTBOMK)

That's something which is being worked on.

Joerg