Re: How to get pkgsrc to search pkgsrc/packages/All for dependencies ?

[pin <voidpin%protonmail.com@localhost>]

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On Thursday, January 6th, 2022 at 3:44 PM, Greg Troxel <gdt%lexort.com@localhost> wrote:

> pin voidpin%protonmail.com@localhost writes:
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> > I don't know if I'm alone doing this, but I do mix pre-built binaries with self-compiled ones.
> >
> > Honestly, I even mix self-compiled binaries from git-HEAD in some cases.
> >
> > Yes, I know things can break.
> >
> > Yes, I know this is not recommended.
> >
> > But, I've been doing this for a few years now and, as long as I know the pitfalls, things are rather stable.
> >
> > So yes, I would really appreciate if I could set BINPKG_SITES and pull pre-compiled binaries as dependencies while building.
>
> I didn't mean to propose not allowing you to do this. Just that it
>
> would not be default.

Ah, sorry.
When reading the whole thread again, I realized my mistake.
/pin