On Fri, 16 May 2025, at 13:51, b...@freebsd.org wrote:
> New package repositories available for kernel modules.
>
> Since 14.2-RELEASE we have been publishing a repository of packages built for
> all supported arches.
>
> With the upcoming 14.3-RELEASE we have extended the infrastructure so it now
> covers the following branches:
> - releng/14.2 (14.2-RELEASE) (from latest and quarterly ports)
> - releng/14.3 (14.3-RELEASE) (from latest and quarterly ports)
> - stable/14 (14.3-STABLE) (from latest and quarterly ports)
> - main (15.0-CURRENT) (only latest ports)
>
> To use them, here is the necessary configuration:
> (it can be added to /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/kmods.conf)
>
> ----
> FreeBSD-kmods: {
> url: "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/KMODSFLAVOR";,
> mirror_type: "srv",
> signature_type: "fingerprints",
> fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
> enabled: yes
> }
> ----
>
> KMODSFLAVOR repect the following pattern:
>
> kmods_PORTBRANCH_MINORRELEASE
>
> List of what is being published:
>
> +----------------------+----------------+-------------------+
> | FreeBSD Release | ports main | ports quarterly |
> +----------------------+----------------+-------------------+
> | FreeBSD 14.2-RELEASE | kmods_latest_2 | kmods_quarterly_2 |
> | FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE | kmods_latest_3 | kmods_quarterly_3 |
> | FreeBSD 14.3-STABLE | kmods_latest | kmods_quarterly |
> | FreeBSD 15.0-CURRENT | kmods_latest | |
> +----------------------+----------------+-------------------+
>
> Note for current and stable the repositories are built against
> the version available in the weekly pkgbase snapshots.
>
> Best regards,
> Bapt
Thanks Baptiste
this is fantastic.
On a practical note, how will this information get into the hands of
users, both for upgrades, and for new installs?
A+
Dave
