From: YAMAMOTO Takashi <yamt@mwd.biglobe.ne.jp>
Subject: Re: pkg_install change proposals
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 23:17:16 +0900 (JST)
> From: Alistair Crooks <agc@wasabisystems.com>
> Subject: Re: pkg_install change proposals
> Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 14:49:57 +0200
> > On Wed, Jul 10, 2002 at 09:36:48PM +0900, YAMAMOTO Takashi wrote:
> > > From: Alistair Crooks <agc@wasabisystems.com>
> > > Subject: Re: pkg_install change proposals
> > > Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 14:22:20 +0200
> > > 
> > > > > - don't prefer local pkgs over remote ones.
> > > > 
> > > > Personally, I don't like this at all - I prefer local packages over remote
> > > > ones all the time.
> > > > 
> > > > > - don't search pkgs in current directory if PKG_PATH is specified.
> > > > 
> > > > Again, I'd feel happier leaving the current behaviour as it is - is there
> > > > any specific reason that you want to change it?
> > > 
> > > if you want current behavior, settings like following isn't enough?
> > > PKG_PATH=.;/local/dir;/local/dir2;ftp://some/remote/place;ftp://other/place
> > 
> > Yes, that would work for me. As would setting it to:
> > 
> > PKG_PATH=ftp://some/remote/place;ftp://other/place
> > 
> > for you. However, my question was why you are wanting to change the
> > *default* behaviour?
> 
> what i want is e.g. "remote dir first".
> IIRC, there is no way to do it currently.
> 
> even when PKG_PATH=ftp://remote/dir;/local/dir,
> pkg_add will seach pkgs in following order.
> 1. current dir
> 2. /local/dir
> 3. ftp://remote/dir

i made patches.
http://www2q.biglobe.ne.jp/~yama/file/pkg_install/pkg_install.diff
http://www2q.biglobe.ne.jp/~yama/file/pkg_install/path.h
http://www2q.biglobe.ne.jp/~yama/file/pkg_install/path.c

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YAMAMOTO Takashi<yamt@mwd.biglobe.ne.jp>