Subject: Re: alternate pkg tree
To: Urban Boquist <urban@boquist.net>
From: James K. Lowden <jklowden@schemamania.org>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 11/09/2002 00:04:46
On Fri, 8 Nov 2002 08:22:07 +0100, Urban Boquist <urban@boquist.net>
wrote:
> 
> James> I think I have a plausible plan for making pkgsrc upgrades
> James> easier and less hair-raising.
> 
> This functionality already exists, just use pkgsrc/mk/bulk/mksandbox.

Hi Urban, 

I didn't know about mksandbox, thanks.  

Trying to understand the script by reading it, it seems to do just what I
want.  The only trick appears to be merging the /etc directories, if need
be.

Should Packages.txt be updated to mention this script?

Regards, 

--jkl