On 2021-01-28 19:50, Hung Nguyen Gia via openindiana-discuss wrote:
What about just import the FreeBSD Ports system and like DragonflyBSD uses
transformations scripts (https://github.com/DragonFlyBSD/DeltaPorts) to
transform
it into illumos-ports something like this
(https://github.com/DragonFlyBSD/DPorts)
and enjoying the large amount of software we will never able to port by our
own
with little effort?
Yes, FreeBSD and DragonflyBSD share more in common than FreeBSD and Illumos.
But people have done this for MacPorts anyway.
We can even patch the illumos-ports to output IPS packages instead of
FreeBSD's pkg.
This doesn't mean to dump our current oi-userland. illumos-ports and
oi-userland
could co-exist.
I know it sounds dumb but let's just give it a thought experiment and
imagine.
BTW, the case between IPS pkg and FreeBSD pkg is where the copycat get it
better
than the original.
Yes, FreeBSD pkg is a clone of IPS pkg, for FreeBSD.
But they didn't use Python and since their OS still has to installed on VPS
with
little RAM so they can't make the ZFS assumption like us, so FreeBSD pkg
doesn't
depend on ZFS, it works just fine with UFS.
IMHO, FreeBSD is simpler and has better performance than IPS pkg.
Yet it supports the almost the same features. It could operate on FreeBSD
'jail',
too. Just like IPS pkg could operate on 'zones'.
IPS pkg is overly complicated and a resource hog with poor performance.
Unfortunately, we pretty much have to stick with it, for the sake of
compatibility.
While coming from FreeBSD makes me a bit biased. I think it's a good thing
to think/talk about. But be warned; FreeBSD pkg(8) comes with it's own set of
complications. Not something OI would want to inherit. fe; if you build your
packages/applications from ports (source). You can NOT use package AT ALL.
Conversely; if you install your applications from pkg(8). You can NOT build
additional applications from ports/source. They are mutually incompatible.
Something to think about. :-)
--Chris
--
~10yrs a FreeBSD maintainer of ~160 ports
~40yrs of UNIX
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