> if it's not included into pkg_install because it has a much wider focus, I
> wonder why it was placed in pkgsrc/pkgtools.

IMHO, if 'digest' is needed by the pkgsrc system itself, 'digest'
should be included in the base source distribution like /bin/sh and
/usr/bin/make. It should be also distributed as a binary tar ball (NOT
package!) for users using releases.

Masao

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Masao Uebayashi <uebayasi@soum.co.jp>