https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=218257
Bug ID: 218257
Summary: pkg.conf and pkg.conf.sample - too many old syntax
styles (for BSD newbies)
Product: Base System
Version: 11.0-RELEASE
Hardware: Any
OS: Any
Status: New
Severity: Affects Some People
Priority: ---
Component: conf
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Hello, persuaded to try FreeBSD i'd like to use my existing proxy for repeativ
VM installations. I found configuration examples but proxing the repo didn't
work.
I had troubles with both sides, my proxy system and the pkg configs.
In man pkg i learned that there is a man pkg.conf.
In man pkg.conf i learned that there is a /usr/local/etc/pkg.conf file,
and that all keywords are followed with a colon (:).
But nearly the complete pkg.conf and pkg.conf.sample do not follow the manpage.
paste from pkg.conf.sample:
#ALIAS {
#}
#CUDF_SOLVER = "";
# Sample alias settings <- and only occurrence of keyword colon usage
ALIAS : {
all-depends: query %dn-%dv,
annotations: info -A,
[...]
}
end paste
I found in the FreeBSD handbook that there was a change in the pkg system to
pkgng. Maybe there was a change of the config syntax too?
I was completely confused what is correct.
It took me days and the help of a more experienced FreeBSD user to find out
that the relevant information was hidden in man pkg.conf: "The file is in UCL
format. For more information on the syntax of UCL, please visit the official
UCL website"
In the end i had to run around 4 corners just to find out that i was in front
off the correct door already.
So i would like to kindly ask you to make life for newbies a little bit easier
by adjusting the config and sample to one syntax style.
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