On 02 Nov 2019, at 20:29, Eugene Grosbein <eu...@grosbein.net> wrote: > 03.11.2019 9:20, @lbutlr wrote: > >> On 02 Nov 2019, at 19:35, Eugene Grosbein <eu...@grosbein.net> wrote: >>> I prefer third option. Sometimes it is handy to "pkg lock" packages you >>> installed from ports buiklt with non-default options, too. >> >> If I could tell which pkg install is going to install MySQL and libX stuff I >> would lock those, but I Dion’t see anyway to check that. > > You need to lock MariaDB.
MariaDB *is* locked. Both client and server. Pkg update was still going to install MySQL. >> And it does seem odd that pkg is still assuming MySQL and desktop FreeBSD. >> I know of many 120 FreeBSD servers and not one has a GUI desktop. >> I mean, I am sure they exist, but they must be a pretty tiny sliver. > > First, it is NOT pkg assuming anything. Package repository has packages built > from ports with their *default* options > and pkg merely uses them. Fine. Ports assuming MySQL. > Second, support of X headers/formats/libraries does not assume "desktop" > FreeBSD > and does not install any graphical environment but generally only some small > headers or libs, > not even libX11 not to mention heavy window managers or desktop environment. A whole lot of X11 cruft gets installed if you do not go through and disable X11. A LOT. So there is some assumption in the defaults that there will be a desktop environment, yes. _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
