Re: Problem using a second pkgsrc unprivileged

[Connor McLaughlan <cont6pro3%gmail.com@localhost>]

On Sun, Oct 25, 2020 at 2:29 PM Sad Clouds <cryintothebluesky%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
>
> On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 14:12:06 +0100
> Connor McLaughlan <cont6pro3%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
>
> > It is the second approach... /usr/pkg1 should be the main pkgsrc-tree
> > and providing the daemons.
> > /usr/pkg2 and /usr/pkg3 should be able to run in parallel, but using
> > the daemons of /usr/pkg1.
>
> Not sure this is going to work. What possible use-case does this have?
> Normally you rebuild all packages with new pkgsrc releases and they
> completely replace the old software.

One out of several usecases i have is to get some old kde3/qt3 stuff
compiled and running.
It will run in a clean old pkgsrc-tree, but i am unable to install
those old libraries into a current pkgsrc-tree, due to file conflicts.

Regards,
Connor