On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 4:38 PM, Bapt <b...@freebsd.org> wrote: > Hi, > > Now that GSoC is over a lot of good work has been done on pkg_install. > > I think it would be great to organize the way the on going work on > pkg_install > will be done, for that purpose we need someone to officially manage the > work, to > validate what will be implemented/cleanup, and distribute the work among > volunteers. > > I think this is the best way for a new pkg_install really appear. > > I'd like to contribute to the work on pkg_install, and would like to > help cocordinate the effort to prevent reinventing the wheel, and to be > ensure the code is consistent etc. > > I know there are many like minded people out there who might like to help, > please identify > yourself, either publicly or privately so we can put together a team to > find a pkg_install > replacement. >
Hello, I agree: we need to create a task force to work on pkg_install and thus create a dynamic. The very first step of such a team will be to brainstorm: what do we want to achieve? what can be improved? There are a lot of areas of potential discussions: packing list format, local database format, ... In my opinion, trying to be 100% compatible with the actual tools will slow down the project. I am thinking, for example, about the slave/master modes which made sense when we used a temporary directory, but less if we want to extract the files to their final destination via libarchive. Then, this specification will need to be approved by portmgr@ so the actual coding can start! Best regards, Julien _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
