On 30/07/2025 20:30, vermaden wrote:
Hi.
I have only two proposals that seem sensible.
(1)
Keep pkg(8) for third party packages with /etc/pkg and /usr/local/etc/pkg and
/var/db/pkg dirs for configuration.
Use separate pkgbase(8) with /etc/pkgbase and /usr/local/etc/pkgbase and
/var/db/pkgbase dirs for managing PKGBASE packages. By pkgbase(8) I have the
same pkg(8) project in mind - just renamed as pkgbase(8) and with */pkgbase
dirs instead of */pkg.
(2)
My other idea is to 'mark' all FreeBSD Base System packages as 'vital' - so
they are never removed automatically - but if someone wants to remove them with
additional force option - then I assume he knows what he is doing.
I would prefer (1) over (2) if you ask me.
I would also like to separate it. Use one command to update (upgrade)
3rd party packages and another to update (upgrade) base packages. It is
our workflow for the last 25+ years thus running one command to update
both is really unexpected and unwanted.
Kind regards
Miroslav Lachman
As for additional groups like base-minimal or base-standard - I do not have
anything against such additional features or layers - its not related to the
main topic IMHO - that with 'classic' FreeBSD the *pkg delete -af* removes only
third party packages and with PKGBASE FreeBSD it removes almost all system
rendering it unbootable/unusable.
Hope that helps.
Regards,
vermaden