Subject: Re: /var/db/pkg
To: Martin Husemann <martin@rumolt.teuto.de>
From: David Brownlee <abs@netbsd.org>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 05/24/2000 10:25:12
(ccing tech-pkg as its more relevant there)
Is anyone strongly opposed to the concept of using pkg_info
instead of .install_done? If not, are any of the proponents
willing to come up with the appropriate diffs? :)
David/absolute
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On Mon, 22 May 2000, Martin Husemann wrote:
> > The rest of the status files, like .build_done etc, are fine, it's
> > just the .install_done that annoys me.
>
> Me too! I got used to "rm work/.install done; make install" after building
> the pkg on the fastest host in the NFS cloud, then installing it everywhere.
> No, NFS sharing /usr/pkg is not an option here; there are (relatively) slow
> remote connections and temporary ones involved.
>
>
> Martin
>