On 02.06.2013 16:32, John Marino wrote:
On 6/1/2013 13:13, Chris Turner wrote:
On 05/30/13 01:59, Francois Tigeot wrote:
The pkgsrc trend is reinforced though, almost nobody downloads pkgsrc
packages.
This could be an indication that pkgsrc users are more likely
to build from source
Since Francois is saying that pre-building pkgsrc binaries seems to be a
waste and resources for DragonFly developers, stating that pkgsrc users
only build from source makes the proposal to stop pre-building pkgsrc
binaries a lot stronger.
I think it will be too much revolutions. Drop i386, drop pkgsrc, what
next? Drop dfly and use freebsd? Please do not make hasty decisions :-)
The bigger question, of course, is *why* pkgsrc users are likely to
build from source? Could it be that they had lots of issues with that
in the past? Who wouldn't want something fast and quick if it were
trustworthy? The "indication" alone is telling.
Why you see that package download statistics (IMHO):
1. All users want to try dports - even if they use pkgsrc.
2. Many people are afraid of this message:
pkg_add: Warning: package `ipcalc-0.41nb1' was built for a platform:
pkg_add: DragonFly/x86_64 3.3 (pkg) vs. DragonFly/x86_64 3.4 (this host)
3. Many users compile their packages with options. Some packages require
accepting license. For example:
$ grep '^PKG_OPTIONS' /usr/pkg/etc/mk.conf | wc -l
16
$ grep '^ACCEPTABLE_LICENSES' /usr/pkg/etc/mk.conf | wc -l
8
4. You do not do regular bulk builds. So if I want recent package, I
must refresh pkgsrc tree from anoncvs.netbsd.org and build it from sources.
