On 2017-10-09, Todd C. Miller <todd.mil...@courtesan.com> wrote: > On Mon, 09 Oct 2017 17:24:53 +0200, Max Power wrote: > >> Hi guys, and wishes for the new release, Thank You Theo. >> >> Installing gtar ask me: >> Ambiguos: choose package for gtar >> a 0:<None> >> 1: gtar-1.28p1 >> 2: gtar-1.28p1-static >> Your choice: >> >> Ok, but differece between 'normal' and 'static'...? > > Packages with the -static suffix are statically linked and do not > depend on shared libraries. This means that the binary is not > affected by changes in the shared libraries, which can be handy for > development. It is also consistent with the OpenBSD tar/pax which > is also statically linked. > > Chances are it won't make a difference to you and the non-static > package will be a bit smaller.
If you want to script this (or use with config management systems) and don't want to be presented with the choice, use "gtar--" as the package name, e.g. "pkg_add gtar--".
