Re: pkg/56656: Improve documentation for pkg_add configuration

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

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

From: Dan MacDonald <allcoms%gmail.com@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: pkg-manager%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, pkgsrc-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: pkg/56656: Improve documentation for pkg_add configuration
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 13:47:26 +0000

 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:
 >
 > 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 13:25:59 +0000
 >
 >  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 installin=
 g NetBSD was to try to update it as you would as if doing an apt/yum upgrad=
 e. I was later informed on IRC that NetBSD doesn't do interim security or b=
 ug 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 quarterl=
 y
 >  >    releases" which are made every 3 months (give or take delays becaus=
 e
 >  >    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.
 >  >
 >
 >  I have updated the wiki page. Let me know what you think.
 >