* On 2018-01-19 at 11:29 GMT, Paul Sture wrote:

> On 19 Jan 2018, at 12:10, Jonathan Perkin wrote:
> 
> > GNU parted is pretty small so it could be argued it wouldn't have much
> > of an impact, but the principles remain the same.  This is why we
> > prefer to add software to the GZ tools set, available here:
> > 
> >   https://pkgsrc.joyent.com/install-on-illumos/#tools-install
> > 
> > which isn't bound by the same restrictions.
> > 
>
> On that subject, are there any notes anywhere about adding packages
> found in the full 64-bit pkgsrc kit to the GZ tools?  I am not
> asking for additions to the official GZ tools package here; I am
> quite happy to have a way of adding extras after the standard GZ
> tools package has been installed.

Just ask me or log an issue against https://github.com/joyent/pkgsrc/issues

> Background to this: before it got trimmed down, the GZ tools package
> contained tree and Mercurial (plus a pile of other stuff).  I find
> tree an excellent tool when exploring a new file system, and I was
> using Mercurial to manage various scripts which logically belong in
> the GZ alone.  Other folks would no doubt like to add their own bits
> and pieces...

We haven't to my knowledge removed any packages from the tools set, so
if things are missing just let me know and I'll add them.

I'll add tree and mercurial to the list now, should be available in
2017Q4 later.

Cheers,

-- 
Jonathan Perkin  -  Joyent, Inc.  -  www.joyent.com


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