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Re: Compatability with FreeBSD Ports


From: Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 21:03:02 +0200
Mail-followup-to: users@crater.dragonflybsd.org

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



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