2009/10/25 Jacob Meuser <jake...@sdf.lonestar.org>: > On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 10:29:29PM -0400, Juan Miscaro wrote: >> I've had this problem for a long time (over many OpenBSD releases). >> >> The pkg_add man page (for 4.5) states: >> >> "If a given package name cannot be found, the directories named by > B ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >> PKG_PATH are searched. B It should contain a series >> of entries separated by colons. B Each entry consists of a directory >> name. B URL schemes such as FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, or SCP are also >> appropriate." >> >> On a client machine: >> >> PKG_PATH=http://$HTTP_MASTER/:http://$HTTP_MASTER/by_port/i386/all/ >> >> My master server serves up normal packages and those packages compiled >> from ports. >> >> When I do this only the first component is searched. B I have to do a >> second package update run with PKG_PATH pointing directly to the > B B B B ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >> second component for the "ports packages" to be seen. >> >> Why is this? > > did you give pkg_add a package name?
No, as I stated I am updating my packages. Are you saying that PKG_PATH takes on a different meaning in this context? That certainly seems to be the case. Too bad. -- /jm
