Re: Preserving binary packages

[David Brownlee <abs%absd.org@localhost>]

On 9 November 2014 18:53, Alistair Crooks <agc%pkgsrc.org@localhost> wrote:
> In May 2013, the default of preserving binary packages at package install
> time was changed, from yes to no.  The change was made to stop
> overwriting existing binary packages (although the "replace" example
> given surprises me, as the existing binary package is placed in the
> WRKDIR, not in the packages dir).
> [...]
> I'd really
> prefer it if we could use a definition in mk.conf to drive the
> decision to preserve binary packages or not.
> [...]
> Does anyone have any objections to this approach?

Other than I really wish this was on by default and you had to set
PKGSRC_KEEP_BIN_PKGS=no to get the "new" (from 2013) behaviour, I'm
hugely in favour :)