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Re: Time to change defaults for PKG_DBDIR



On Mon 02 May 2022 at 11:31:06 +0100, David Brownlee wrote:
> If we're happy with requiring users with working /var/db/pkg setups to
> make a change, then I'm 100% happy with this variant (I opened the
> thread with the basis of something similar, but then was exploring how
> to not disrupt those users)

It's perfectly fine for me, for what it's worth. I was planning to
update the db directory at my next full package rebuild and not before.

> I assume we have to tell users to set PKG_DBDIR in both
> /etc/pkg_install.conf and $PREFIX/etc/pkg_install.conf , and that the
> error can include a link to the migration page :)

and this is exactly what I've done.

> David
-Olaf.
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