Re: pkg/56656: Improve documentation for pkg_add configuration

[Dan MacDonald <allcoms%gmail.com@localhost>]

Thats better thanks.

I still think the pkg_add man page needs to updated to cover this or
at least point toward the pkgsrc docs to get it configured.


On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 1:30 PM nia <nia%netbsd.org@localhost> wrote:
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> The following reply was made to PR pkg/56656; it has been noted by GNATS.
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> 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 13:25:59 +0000
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>  On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 11:15:01AM +0000, nia wrote:
>  >  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