Bug 182202

Summary:	Handbook pkgng description doesn't mention there are no repos
Product:	Documentation	Reporter:	scottro11
Component:	Books & Articles	Assignee:	freebsd-doc (Nobody) <doc>
Status:	Closed FIXED
Severity:	Affects Only Me
Priority:	Normal
Version:	Latest
Hardware:	Any
OS:	Any

Description scottro11 2013-09-18 13:00:00 UTC

	Handbook implies (by mentioning how it improves upon old program)
that users should switch to pkgng.  However, it doesn't mention that there
are currently no available FreeBSD.org repositories for pkgng, 
regardless of branch.  Even the 3rd party repositories, such as PCBSD's,
are limited--for example, PCBSD's repository is only for amd64.

Fix: 

Perhaps, until this rectified, an entry in the pkgng section of
the Handbook, informing the reader that despite improvements to the older
programs, there are currently no official FreeBSD repositories of pkgng
packages, and that if the user wishes to use pkgng, they can use PCBSD's or
exonetric's, at their own risk.
How-To-Repeat: 	Follow Handbook's instructions for installing pkgng.  Then attempt
to use it to install something.

Comment 1 Bryan Drewery 2013-09-18 22:14:40 UTC

Switch to pkgng does not require there to be repositories. It works in
ports just fine, as a replacement for the old tools. The ability to
upgrade/install from a remote repository is not ready yet, but pkgng
is ready to switch to today, while still using portmaster/portupgrade.

Comment 2 scottro11 2013-09-19 00:16:49 UTC

Understood.  The request is that mention be made of the fact that those who
install pkgng with the hope of using it for binary package management
would benefit from being informed that there are no officially approved
repositories for it yet.  For example, in this thread on FreeBSD
forums.  http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=41933
there is a somewhat frustrated user.  

Thank you for taking the time to look at it.  
-- 
Scott Robbins
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Comment 3 Allan Jude 2014-02-13 20:53:52 UTC

This PR can be closed now, We've had official pkgng repos for a while now.


-- 
Allan Jude

Comment 4 Christian Brueffer freebsd_committer

2014-02-13 22:18:47 UTC

State Changed
From-To: open->closed

As Allen says, luckily there are repos now, so no need to tone things down anymore. 
Thanks for the contribution!