On Sunday 28 Jan 2018 17:01:09 James E Keenan wrote:
> Thanks. Upon reading 'man 5 pkg.conf', which identified the system-wide
> configuration file as being located as /etc/pkg/FreeBSD.conf. That file
> does contain this entry:
>
> #####
> url: "pkg+http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/quarterly";,
> #####
>
> That file also states that to modify that file, create a new file as:
>
> #####
> /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
> #####
>
> I have done so, and in that file I have placed this entry:
>
> ####
> FreeBSD: {
> url: "pkg+http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/latest";,
> mirror_type: "srv",
> signature_type: "fingerprints",
> fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
> enabled: yes
> }
> #####
>
> Should that suffice?
That would work but it's better to leave /etc/pkg/FreeBSD.conf untouched and
create
/usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf with the following:
FreeBSD: {
url: "pkg+http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/latest";,
}
That way your setting doesn't get wiped out with the next update to base.
--
Mike Clarke
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