On 20. jan. 2012, at 01.50, Martin Pelikan wrote: > > ... better alternative: > > echo 'export PKG_PATH=ftp://ftp.XX.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/`uname -r`/packages/`uname -m`/' >> ~/.profile > > for -release and -stable, or > > echo 'export PKG_PATH=ftp://ftp.XX.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/packages/`uname -m`/' >> ~/.profile >
Instead, why not solve the general case rather than specific cases. Since the install script now guesses location for nearest mirror for install source ( & TZ etc), then I don't see why it couldn't setup a sane default PKG_PATH in /etc/profile (can be easily overidden in ~/.profile if desired) at install time. This should ofcourse use the correct arch & version (if it's a snapshot then set the PKG_PATH as such) and be derived from the install source. - I know this breaks for mirrors site which carry only install images not packages, this can be combated with: 'pkg_add -v' should maybe announce which site it's using, to aid debugging (and be referenced in SASQ). - people that install snapshots, and then don't keep up with -current, will possibly (probably) get broken packages. That applies with or without this change. Again 'pkg_add -v' could grep for /snapshot/ in the PKG_PATH, and if present, proceed, but with a one line warning (or alternatively stop unless a new -D keyword to force snapshot packages was supplied). /Pete
