On Wed, Aug 02, 2006 at 11:02:08AM +0200, the unit calling itself Marc Espie wrote: > > > 3) both ftp sites *and* local packages can be specified in PKG_PATH > > Of course ;-) > > > > So perhaps if I had followed this sequence I could have avoided the > > problems I encountered: > > > > # setenv PKG_PATH > > ftp://ftp3.usa.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.9/packages/i386/;/usr/ports/packages/i386/all > > Nope. What is that ; ? Use : to separate elements, as usual. pkg_add is smart > enough to desambiguate ftp:// from path separators.
thanks... the ";" is the same thing as "desambiguate" - a typo :) The following seems to work for me: # setenv PKG_PATH ftp://ftp3.usa.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.9/packages/i386/:/usr/ports/packages/i386/all/ > Note that, in most cases, you can use `make update' to update the installation > of existing packages. `make update FORCE_UPDATE=Yes' will even force the > update with precisely -F update -F updatedepends -F installed.... > > I'll make a note to add a quick description of make update to ports(7), since > it's currently documented in bsd.port.mk(5), which is a bit too much for > the average user.... Yes... I'm quite sure I would have never found it there ;) Best Rgds, J PS: ports and package management have come an incredibly long way since 2.6. I understand you are largely responsible for these improvements - many thanks for your hard work!
