Re: pkg_install in base system again

[Alistair Crooks <agc%pkgsrc.org@localhost>]

On Tue, Nov 08, 2011 at 04:47:09PM +0100, Hauke Fath wrote:
> At 13:09 Uhr +0200 08.11.2011, Aleksey Cheusov wrote:
> >>  > Of course, I could 'chmod -x /usr/sbin/pkg_*' after every system
> >>update...
> >>
> >> Or you could set $PATH correctly...
> >
> >If we have to explicitely skip outdated and buggy
> >pkg_* tools in base, what is the reason to have it in base then?
> 
> How about shipping the pkg_* tools as a separate NetBSD install set, to be
> installed in /usr/pkg/sbin IFF that doesn't exist, yet?
> 
> You'd get install_* tools, either in usable, or at least upgradeable form.

I think this would be great!

Thanks for that, Hauke.

Best,
Alistair