Re: pkg/56656: Improve documentation for pkg_add configuration

[nia <nia%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/56656; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: nia <nia%NetBSD.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/56656: Improve documentation for pkg_add configuration
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 11:12:36 +0000

 On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 11:00:00AM +0000, allcoms%gmail.com@localhost wrote:
 > As a Linux user of 25+ years now, my first instinct after installing NetBSD was to try to update it as you would as if doing an apt/yum upgrade. I was later informed on IRC that NetBSD doesn't do interim security or bug fix releases of packages. This is kinda unrelated but its the back story and this could do well to be mentioned on:
 
 This is not really the case.
 Allow me to explain ;)
 
 - Releases constitute the core OS. They are cut from a "stable branch"
   which receives regular updates. You upgrade to a new release (or
   update to regular snapshots of the stable branch) by running the
   NetBSD installer, or sysupgrade.
 
 - Packages constitute third-party software installed on top of the OS.
   These are updated with `pkgin`, and are built from "pkgsrc quarterly
   releases" which are made every 3 months (give or take delays because
   we managed to break things).
 
 > https://wiki.netbsd.org/pkgsrc/how_to_upgrade_packages/
 
 I've worked on a lot of pkgsrc documentation and didn't know
 about this wiki article. I think it should be deleted and replaced
 with a redirect to the pkgsrc guide, which is a more fitting location
 for this information (and indeed, tells you how to set up pkgin).
 
 The information required on how to get a working pkgin is
 also one of the first things on pkgsrc.org.