Re: bsdtar, pkg_install and archivers/xz

[Steven Drake <sbd%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

On Wed, 14 Dec 2011, Joerg Sonnenberger wrote:

> On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 02:36:37PM +1300, Steven Drake wrote:
> > On Tue, 13 Dec 2011, Joerg Sonnenberger wrote:
> > 
> > > On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 02:53:38PM +1300, Steven Drake wrote:
> > > > In that case do you have any problems with adding '--without-lzma' to 
> > > > libarchive's configure arguments in bsdtar and pkg_install?
> > > 
> > > Yes, I have. What's wrong with picking it up if it is present in the
> > > base system?
> > 
> > Nothing if PREFER.xz == "native", I'm taking about when its "pkgsrc", in
> > which case one of the two options should be used.  So which one?
> > 
> > BTW, your the one who setup this behavior in both bsdtar and pkg_install.
> 
> Both are self-contained binaries, they don't link against anything
> (else) in ${PREFIX}. The intention is to maximize functionality without
> sacrificing this property.

I can agree with that, but thats getting off point.

What should be done in the case of PREFER.xz == "pkgsrc" with bsdtar and
pkg_install?

-- 
Steven