Re: Avoiding software duplication

[Jason Bacon <outpaddling%yahoo.com@localhost>]

On 12/27/18 7:53 AM, Cág wrote:
> Jason Bacon wrote:
>
> > I use pkgsrc extensively on CentOS and my take on avoiding duplication
> > is "don't install the Yum version if it's avoidable".  I keep my Yum
> > installations to a minimum and use the more recent packages from pkgsrc
> > wherever possible.
> >
> > I also want my pkgsrc installations to be completely self-reliant to
> > avoid unpleasant surprises, so I always set
> >
> > PREFER_NATIVE=        no
> > PREFER_PKGSRC=        yes
> >
> > in my mk.conf.
> >
> > To avoid leakage issues, I actually build a full set of binary packages
> > in a minimal chroot, and only build from source on a production system
> > if I need an optimized or customized build.
>
> That's really good advice, thanks!
>
> --
> caóc
BTW, my binary packages and bootstrap kits are publicly available here:

http://mirror1.hpc.uwm.edu/

I'm still working out the final details for managing and distributing 
the -current packages prefixed to /usr/pkg.  Like the quarterly 
packages, the source tree will be kept in sync with the binary packages 
so you can freely choose between a binary package or customized build 
from source.  Once I have a stable system in place I intend to update 
them fairly regularly.

Regards,

    JB