On Mon, Dec 10, 2007 at 11:41:45AM -0800, Doug Barton wrote: > Xin LI wrote: > > > Let's see what we can do it in the future: teach pkg_search about how to > > download an INDEX file for use, something that you don't have to install > > the whole ports tree and can do easily. > > > > I think this is a very useful feature. There are a lot of users who use > > packages rather than using ports, and something like pkg_search, > > pkg_update would definitely be an useful add to our current package tool > > set. > > Something like that may be useful, but I would argue that other out of > band tools for perusing the ports collection already exist. > > My point was simply that given the fact that pkg_search relies on the > INDEX, having it in the base does not _add_ functionality, although it > may do the same job in a better way. > This is exactly the main objection to adding this as-is. The pkg_* tools should be independent of having a ports tree on the system.
Having a better presentation than 'make search' and 'make quicksearch' currently can provide, may be nice but can be provided from the ports tree. Adding a package search tools would be nice as well, but the current implementation does not provide that. -erwin -- Erwin Lansing http://droso.org (o_ _o) Errare humanum est \\\_\ /_/// [EMAIL PROTECTED] perseverare diabolicum <____) (____> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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