Re: [CFT] packaging the base system with pkg(8)

From: José Pérez <fbl_at_aoek.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2016 08:53:10 +0100
El 2016-03-03 11:27, Matthew Seaman escribió:
> On 03/02/16 23:54, Glen Barber wrote:
>> Also note (as repeated below), running 'pkg delete -a' will implicitly
>> remove base system packages after they are installed.
> 
> This has the potential for many feet to be shot, given that up to now,
> 'pkg delete -a' would always leave you with a viable system.

Agreed.

Suggested workaround (a las *grep): create two pkg binaries with 
different names:
- "pkg" does what it does now and works on non-base packages by default. 
Need an extra
   arg to work on base system
- "syspkg" (or something) works by default on base system

We'd need way less crutches.

Regards,

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José Pérez
Received on Tue Mar 15 2016 - 07:19:18 UTC

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