Subject: [HEADS-UP] Directory layout for binary packages has changed
To: pkgsrc-users <pkgsrc-users@netbsd.org>
From: Roland Illig <rillig@NetBSD.org>
List: pkgsrc-users
Date: 09/14/2007 14:27:46
Dear pkgsrc users,
in mid-August, the directory layout for binary packages has been
changed, in order to make it easier to find the packages that are best
for your platform. The rationale for this change can be found at:
http://www.netbsd.org/docs/pkgsrc/ftp-layout.html#ftp-packages
The canonical location for binary packages is now:
ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/pkgsrc/packages/$OPSYS/$ARCH/$OSVER_$TAG
All other directories, especially /pub/pkgsrc/packages/$OPSYS-$OSVER,
are symbolic links to the canonical locations. They will disappear
slowly from the system.
Please update your download locations to reflect this change. Sorry for
any inconvenience, and I hope you like the new layout more than the old
one. :)
Roland