On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 11:57:34AM +0100, Ingo Schwarze wrote: > Hi Jason, > > Jason McIntyre wrote on Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 08:28:29AM +0000: > > > ok, so perhaps the diff below will avoid future confusion. > > I agree with adding that information and don't strongly object > to your wording, but given that fw_update(1) is just a wrapper > around pkg_add(1), some might consider it slightly misleading: > there is nothing wrong with using pkg_add(1) itself for updating > firmwares, as long as you specify the right PKG_PATH and options. > > See inline for an alternative wording you might consider. > > Regarding afterboot(8), i think your wording is fine. > > Yours, > Ingo > > > > Index: usr.sbin/pkg_add/pkg_add.1 > > =================================================================== > > RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.sbin/pkg_add/pkg_add.1,v > > retrieving revision 1.111 > > diff -u -r1.111 pkg_add.1 > > --- usr.sbin/pkg_add/pkg_add.1 23 Aug 2011 10:32:26 -0000 1.111 > > +++ usr.sbin/pkg_add/pkg_add.1 15 Jan 2012 08:26:37 -0000 > > @@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ > > option > > .Fl u > > .Pc . > > +A separate utility, > > +.Xr fw_update 1 , > > +is used to update non-free firmware packages. > > Since non-free firmware packages are distributed via separate > package repositories, the convenience wrapper > .Xr fw_update 1 > is normally used to update them. >
hmm. i would argue that it's more rightly fw_update(8)'s place to go into that level of detail, not pkg_add(1). jmc
