In message <[email protected]>, Franco Fichtner writes: > > > > On 30. Apr 2019, at 2:25 AM, Cy Schubert <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > As for updating, freebsd-update is mostly there to accomplish your requirem > ent without pkgbase. Which begs the question, if we're simply replacing free > bsd-update and it does most of what we want why the extra effort? Unless we w > ant to solve more than just this problem? Which BTW I think we do. > > There's hbsd-update, pfSense-upgrade and opnsense-update precisely > because pkgbase was pulled ever since it's first ETA in 11.0 and > the subsequent non-delivery. freebsd-update is not the answer. > > Speaking for opnsense-update[1] specifically it's a shell script > with a bit of bloat for handling package updates as normal and > otherwise use base.txz and kernel.txz and arbitrary signatures > in pkg (built upon the idea of pkg.txz.sig) to verify their signature > directly linked to the fingerprints of the pkg repo used -- all well > under 1000 LOC counting whitespaces for readability and battle- > proven since 2015. > > My point is simply this: > > The sole focus on "the" pkgbase that will solve all issues and the > unwillingness to cooperate on "pkgbase" at the same time has made the > situation much much worse than it should have been for FreeBSD users > and blocked the road for other types of improvements in the update > area for a number of years now.
The purpose of pkgbase is to bring us into the 20th century. > > It's time to step up > Ahh. I've been told. I have plenty of FreeBSD projects on the go. Yet another project will mean a more thinly spread out me and nothing will get done. I've already stepped up to the plate -- on many fronts. > instead of further dividing the topic so I > want to thank Kris for his effort very much. P.S. It doesn't help attacking someone already contributing to FreeBSD. -- Cheers, Cy Schubert <[email protected]> FreeBSD UNIX: <[email protected]> Web: http://www.FreeBSD.org The need of the many outweighs the greed of the few. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-pkgbase To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
