Re: [HEADS UP] pkgsrc default database directory changed

[David Holland <dholland-pkgtech%netbsd.org@localhost>]

On Mon, Dec 07, 2020 at 11:23:38AM +0100, Matthias Petermann wrote:
 > while I think the change makes sense (if I understand it correctly, it will
 > make it easier for me in the future to switch between different PKG
 > locations including the corresponding metadata just by renaming the
 > respective /usr/pkg directory),

It doesn't do that unless you also change VARBASE.

(and note that packages respecting the setting of VARBASE is
hit-or-miss so it doesn't necessarily help that much to change it)

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David A. Holland
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