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Re: changing the default pkgdbdir used in bootstrap script



from Sevan/Venture37:

> On 13 November 2016 at 23:28, Jonathan Perkin <jperkin%joyent.com@localhost> wrote:
> > * On 2016-11-13 at 22:29 GMT, Greg Troxel wrote:
> >
> >> What are the downsides of using a db under LOCALBASE on platforms
> >> where pkgsrc is not native?
> >
> > None, it's what we (Joyent) have done for years.  $LOCALBASE/.pkgdb is
> > my personal favourite.
 
> No objection to using LOCALBASE either.

Even better would be $LOCALBASE/pkgdb or $LOCALBASE/etc/pkgdb .

$LOCALBASE/.pkgdb is semi-hidden.

Tom



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