Subject: Re: Why pkgsrc "sucks"
To: Jeremy C. Reed <reed@reedmedia.net>
From: segv <segv@netctl.net>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 08/24/2005 17:14:57
On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 09:07:27 -0700 (PDT)
"Jeremy C. Reed" <reed@reedmedia.net> wrote:

> Negative
> --------
> 
>   * Builds may be slow due to wrappers for defining a consistent build
>     environment.
> 
>   * Software for reliably upgrading binary packages is limited because
>     no tools to use properly recorded usage of shared libraries (because
>     of open-ended dependencies).
> 
>   * Bulk builds of packages using different customizable "options" is
>     not possible (except when different pkgsrc package is available for
>     each option).

Does pkgsrc have infrastructure to utilise multiple CPUs on SMP systems? If not
then add this one to your negative list