OK thanks Jonathan. I do understand it's not supported, so I try not to mess with it further than getting a few utilities installed. Thanks for that explanation as always.
On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 5:00 PM, Jonathan Perkin <[email protected]> wrote: > * On 2015-06-19 at 21:22 BST, Mark Creamer wrote: > > > Second, assuming I can do that, I have no idea which bootstrap file to > > specify. Can I just use the latest? The instruction page > > https://wiki.smartos.org/display/DOC/Installing+pkgin either hasn't been > > updated since 2013Q3, *or* I'm really supposed to use that one and not > any > > of the newer ones. > > You should be able to use any of them, there's nothing special about > the one currently listed. As we've explained many times, pkgin in the > GZ isn't supported and has a number of issues, so it's not something > we will ever document, but we can't stop the community doing so, hence > another very out of date wiki page. > > Removing /opt/local and /var/db/pkgin and unpacking a new bootstrap > should be enough to update to a newer release, though some software > may have state in /var which will need upgrade handling. > > -- > Jonathan Perkin - Joyent, Inc. - www.joyent.com > > > ------------------------------------------- > smartos-discuss > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now > RSS Feed: > https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/23055384-4ad60763 > Modify Your Subscription: > https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > -- Mark ------------------------------------------- smartos-discuss Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/25769125-55cfbc00 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=25769125&id_secret=25769125-7688e9fb Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
