On Tue, Jun 16, 2020, at 17:19, Daniel Jakots wrote: > I think if I wanted to compare packages between a machine of mine and a > mirror, I would compare the quirks package signature timestamps. On > your machine you can find it with > $ grep digital-signature /var/db/pkg/quirks*/+CONTENTS > and on the mirror, you need to fetch the quirks-XXX.tgz (I guess you > can find the XXX with the index.txt) and then look for the +CONTENTS > file. > > Cheers, > Daniel >
I'm not sure I'm following. What helpful information does this convey, exactly? It's my understanding that the quirks package specifies mainly package obsolescence and stem-changes.