Updated #pkgsrc bootstrap kits now available for macOS, available as usual from https://pkgsrc.smartos.org/install-on-macos/

These include the new and improved #pkgin 23.8.1.

No need to install new bootstrap kits if you already installed an older one, but you may want to run:

$ pkg_add -U pkg_install pkgin

prior to running "pkgin upgrade" so that the upgrade is performed using the latest tools.

It's a pity that Mastodon lacks quote tweets, but in addition to the post I boosted yesterday, I just wanted to say my own thanks for #DTrace reaching 20.

I use it all the time, and struggle when working on other systems that do not have it. Only yesterday I wrote a quick script to verify a code path that lead to this fix: https://github.com/NetBSD/pkgsrc/commit/def71d1c1f988e3a2cf3bb86716a2937ce6f48fc.

It has found significant performance wins in #pkgsrc and #pkgin, fixed numerous bugs, and helped me understand systems.

Thanks @bcantrill and @ahl!

Using the cvsmgdiff(1) script provided by devel/mgdiff [1] you can
recursively diff a CVS/SVN/Git repository using mgdiff (or any other
diff tool you prefer) and display diffs between two revisions in a GUI.
#pkgsrc #development #coding #motif #unix

[1] mgdiff is a X/Motif-based graphical file difference browser:
https://pkgsrc.se/devel/mgdiff

@jmcunx @mforester

KeepassXC is:

On #pkgsrc > https://pkgsrc.se/security/keepassxc

On #OpenBSD > https://openports.pl/search?file=&descr=&path=&pkgname=Keepassxc&category=&maintainer=

On #slackbuilds > https://slackbuilds.org/repository/15.0/office/keepassxc/?search=KeepassXC

So you are probably OK on that! 🤓

Ok, with a boatload of fixes and a performance improvements of up to 2,500x I've released #pkgin 23.8.0!

https://github.com/NetBSDfr/pkgin/blob/master/CHANGES.md#version-2380-2023-08-16

There's still a bunch of things to do, but they can wait for future releases.

I've updated the #pkgsrc package and will be rebuilding binary package sets over the coming days.

I just archived the repo for https://github.com/bsiegert/gourl2pkg, which was a tool useful for GOPATH builds but not for modules. No one uses GOPATH builds these days (certainly not in #pkgsrc) so it makes sense to officially kill it.

Don’t tell the Joyent & MNX nerds I’m using #pkgsrc to configure the testbed tooling on this macOS terminal system. It’s completely irrelevant to this project. But I’m using a family shared machine and don’t want to mess up the rest of the system with my weird tools while my monsters are learning with basic scratch & pi projects. pkgsrc is so much more boringly suited to this task.

As part of my recent #pkgin work I came across another optimisation for "pkg_admin rebuild-tree" using #DTrace that makes it a further 12x faster on my test system.

http://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-pkg/2023/08/07/msg027952.html

This is in addition to the 13x speedup I committed a few years ago:

https://gist.github.com/jperkin/98550d5bd07f4179ebfeea825fc3ec20

Reviews appreciated. #pkgsrc #netbsd

Not only was #Manta v1 awesome for having jobs, the marlin image provides a superb environment for testing the new #pkgin code, given there are over 12,500 packages installed.

I'd say the results are looking pretty good:

$ time ./pkgin-22.10.0 -n ug
real 54m10.021s
user 53m42.252s
sys 0m21.575s

$ time ./pkgin-current -n ug
real 0m1.241s
user 0m1.086s
sys 0m0.145s

Under 1 second would be cool, and I think there are still some areas where improvements can be made.

#pkgsrc

```
$ signify -C -e -p opensmtpd-20181026.pub -x opensmtpd-7.3.0p1.sum.sig
Signature Verified
opensmtpd-7.3.0p1.tar.gz: OK
```
On my way to update #OpenSMTPD on #pkgsrc

Updated: The ports / pkgsrc build framework and the related tools for binary packaging have a complicated history that has traveled further and closer over the years.

The FreeBSD ports was added to significantly after NetBSD forked it, then pkg_* tools were replaced on FreeBSD by PkgNG.

https://www.netbsd.org/docs/software/packages.html#platforms

http://pkgsrc.se/

#NetBSD #pkgsrc
#FreeBSD #OpenBSD
#Linux
#Solaris

#UNIX
#OpenSource

@nixCraft

Used #pkgsrc some times the last times. But if you've got GCC installed and then need to build llvm/clang as part of the dependency chain the whole process of building from source becomes kinda weird. I'd almost consider that broken, I think.

My pkgsrc packages for Slackware 15.0 have been updated to the 2023Q2
quarterly branch. More info at:
https://www.unitedbsd.com/d/708-sharing-my-pkgsrc-packages-for-linux/7

Packages assume an existing pkgsrc bootstrap [1][2] with PREFIX=/usr/pkg.
To install them via pkgin[3], point `/usr/pkg/etc/pkgin/repositories.conf`
the URL: https://retrobsd.ddns.net/pub/packages/All/

#pkgsrc #slackware #linux #netbsd
[1] https://anonhg.netbsd.org/pkgsrc/file/trunk/bootstrap/README
[2] https://wiki.netbsd.org/pkgsrc/how_to_use_pkgsrc_on_linux/
[3] https://pkgin.net/

Should I submit an abstract for https://linuxtag.at or not? Thinking of a #pkgsrc lightning talk

@mhoye

Another solution is to install #pkgsrc and either use that to compile what you need, or use #pkgsrc to install #pkgin and download pre-compiled binaries supplied by @jperkin if memory serves well.

I have done that in the past, and I was very happy with the amount of goodness pkgsrc brings to MacOS X.

It does involve installing XCode and its command line tools, but that is a minor problem - read the documentation at https://www.netbsd.org/docs/pkgsrc/ and you will be in business pretty quickly.

Hoffentlich hält mich der Kaffee bis zu meinem #pkgsrc Vortrag beim #hackover wach 😄

@solene @josephholsten

You have strange tastes.

Use Slackware + #pkgsrc - no need for AUR.

Also: Slackware + GUIX - this is something I am working on right now.

#pkgsrc is when you install a tiny Python module, think "why is this taking so long" and see your machine compiling gcc 10 from source.

@ParadeGrotesque the idea of running #pkgsrc on Slackware just tickles me pink! I think I have to spin up a VM just to play with that!

@DrHyde

Nope, still no dependency management in the base system!

There is some dependency management in stuff like #sbopkg or (if you are a weird person like me) in runing #pkgsrc or #guix on #slackware ...