Re: Upgrading software with pkgsrc

2022-09-30 Thread Brad Spencer
Todd Gruhn writes: > SOO, > > Do "pkg_add rhythmbox"? I have a prob with this. It gets rhythmbox > as pre-compiled? > > Current prob: > > > make[2]: stopped in /usr/pkgsrc/audio/libgpod > Please consider adding C+++ to > USE_LANGUAGES

Re: Upgrading software with pkgsrc

2022-09-30 Thread Jeremy C. Reed
On Fri, 30 Sep 2022, Ottavio Caruso wrote: > I don't understand why NetBSD must have an additional tool like pkgin > to perform full upgrades whereas in OpenBSD you can just upgrade the > whole lot with "pkg_add -u". It looks like a case of "not invented > here" that plagues the *BSD ecosphere.

Re: Upgrading software with pkgsrc

2022-09-30 Thread Todd Gruhn
SOO, Do "pkg_add rhythmbox"? I have a prob with this. It gets rhythmbox as pre-compiled? Current prob: make[2]: stopped in /usr/pkgsrc/audio/libgpod Please consider adding C+++ to USE_LANGUAGES in the package Makefile Idea, here?

Re: Upgrading software with pkgsrc

2022-09-30 Thread Brad Spencer
Greg Troxel writes: > Brad Spencer writes: > >> [An even older Ye Olde BSD take, perhaps] >> >> I don't ever do upgrades, the teeth are sharp on that alligator. >> >> I build the packages I want from source and put them in a local repo >> that can be accessed via http (that is,

Re: Upgrading software with pkgsrc

2022-09-30 Thread Greg Troxel
Brad Spencer writes: > [An even older Ye Olde BSD take, perhaps] > > I don't ever do upgrades, the teeth are sharp on that alligator. > > I build the packages I want from source and put them in a local repo > that can be accessed via http (that is, /usr/pkgsrc/packages is > accessible via

Re: Upgrading software with pkgsrc

2022-09-30 Thread Greg Troxel
Ottavio Caruso writes: > I don't understand why NetBSD must have an additional tool like pkgin > to perform full upgrades whereas in OpenBSD you can just upgrade the > whole lot with "pkg_add -u". It looks like a case of "not invented > here" that plagues the *BSD ecosphere. pkg_install is a

Re: Does any common mortals here (not programmers or sysads) use NetBSD as their daily productivity driver?

2022-09-30 Thread Fekete Zoltán
Hi There, My daily driver with NetBSD 9.3 is a Lenovo Thinkpad t430s (2013) Works: - wifi - i915 display - mini dispay port output - Hungarian keyboard - audio - webcam - USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports - card reader Works partially: - touchpad (no two finger gestures) Does not work: - display

Re: Upgrading software with pkgsrc

2022-09-30 Thread Ottavio Caruso
On Fri, 30 Sept 2022 at 00:13, Greg Troxel wrote: > > > Todd Gruhn writes: > > > I have just downloaded pkgsrc-2022Q3. What is the *best way* to upgrade > > pkgs, along with any sub-pkgs that required fixed/upgraded? > > Well those are words asking to pick a fight in Ye Olde BSD Saloon. > I

Re: Does any common mortals here (not programmers or sysads) use NetBSD as their daily productivity driver?

2022-09-30 Thread Ron Georgia
On 9/27/22 5:44 AM, Ottavio Caruso wrote: If so, what can you not do on NetBSD that you can do on any other OS? I'm pretty sure I'm going to miss DRM. What else do I have to put up with? I run NetBSD 9.3 on a Mac Mini 2014 using modesetting for the video in xorg.conf since the intel causes a

Re: Upgrading software with pkgsrc

2022-09-30 Thread Brad Spencer
Greg Troxel writes: > Todd Gruhn writes: > >> I have just downloaded pkgsrc-2022Q3. What is the *best way* to upgrade >> pkgs, along with any sub-pkgs that required fixed/upgraded? > > Well those are words asking to pick a fight in Ye Olde BSD Saloon. > [snip] [An even older Ye Olde BSD

Re: Upgrading software with pkgsrc

2022-09-30 Thread Todd Gruhn
SOO, last night I tried pkg_rolling-replace -rsuv It took a long time, but worked great. Thanks , everyone. pkgsrc has changed sooo much. Back 2005, I only used pkgsrc to make huge things like www-front. Thanks, whoever made 'pkg_rolling-replace'. This is SO nice, and useful. On

Re: Does any common mortals here (not programmers or sysads) use NetBSD as their daily productivity driver?

2022-09-30 Thread David Brownlee
On Tue, 27 Sept 2022 at 12:35, Ottavio Caruso wrote: > > If so, what can you not do on NetBSD that you can do on any other OS? I suspect this might be the least generally relevant list in the thread :), but just because, Tasks for which I use a Windows/MacOS box (controlled from my NetBSD box