> Indeed, the installer only creates that if you install from a
mirror.  Apart from that, as someone else pointed out, which mirror
should one  choose?

Cool, I didn't know that.

Then, in the event that someone installed via an ISO or some
pre-defined VM (ie. a DigitalOcean droplets) -- how about a one-time
script upon first root login to ask for such info?

  You do not have a `PKG_PATH` set for `pkg_add`. Would you like us to
set it for you?  (Y/n) y

  Choose your nearest mirror:

  1. Continent
  2. Whatever
  3. ...

  There is currently no ports collection in `/usr/ports`. Would you
like us to get it for you? (Y/n)

Thanks!

O.D.

On 24. september 2014 at 1:05 PM, "Alexander Hall"  wrote:On September
24, 2014 12:44:14 PM CEST, openda...@hushmail.com wrote:
>> Because /etc/pkg.conf ?
>
>Sorry, no such file over here.

Indeed, the installer only creates that if you install from a mirror.
Apart from that, as someone else pointed out, which mirror should one
choose?

/Alexander

>
>O.D.
>
>On 23. september 2014 at 1:47 PM, "Alexander Hall"  wrote:On
September
>23, 2014 3:00:41 PM CEST, openda...@hushmail.com wrote:
>>Hi,
>>
>>Expanding on the whole
>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_over_configuration thing --
>>why aren't there any sane PKG_PATH defaults? Ie.:
>>
>>release=$(uname -r)
>>architecture=$(uname -p)
>>
>>export
>>PKG_PATH=ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/${release}/packages/${architecture}/
>
>Because /etc/pkg.conf ?
>
>/Alexander
>
>>
>>Thanks!
>>
>>O.D.

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