Subject: pkg/12367: audit-packages could use a better cache directory
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <lukem@netbsd.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 03/10/2001 07:27:54
>Number:         12367
>Category:       pkg
>Synopsis:       audit-packages could use a better cache directory
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    pkg-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Mar 09 12:28:00 PST 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Luke Mewburn
>Release:        Sat Mar 10 07:24:29 EST 2001
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: NetBSD argo.akimbo.com.au 1.5.1_ALPHA NetBSD 1.5.1_ALPHA (ARGO) #2: Sat Jan 27 15:47:03 EST 2001 lukem@argo.akimbo.com.au:/z/src/netbsd-1-5/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/ARGO i386

>Description:
	the package security/audit-packages uses a vulnerability list
	stored in /usr/pkgsrc/distfiles/ (or wherever that exapnds to).

	this is a problem on machines that are installed from binary
	packages and don't have /usr/pkgsrc.

	i suggest using /var/db/pkg instead of /usr/pkgsrc/distfiles for the
	location to cache the vulnerabilities list

>How-To-Repeat:
	
>Fix:
	hack the package to use /var/db/pkg instead of
	/usr/pkgsrc/distfiles ?
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: