The next 'stable' release of pkgsrc is out, and I was going to switch

pkgbox over to building it.
My plan is to complete the build, remove the old 2007q3 files, and copy

the 2007q4 files into that place.  This means a big download at some point

for the mirrors, and probably a need for anyone using that repository to

upgrade packages on existing systems because of new dependencies.
If anyone (end users, mirror admins) has objections to this, please tell me.

Could you please keep the old pkgsrc?  I suggest the following structure:
packages/

   DragonFly-1.10/

     stable -> pkgsrc-2007q4

     pkgsrc-2007q3/

       ....

     pkgsrc-2007q4/

       i386/

         All/
This way old installations can continue to use 1.10, even if we're

building for 1.12.  Users can stick to their old pkgsrc until they feel

like switching.
I realize that the build script doesn't output this directory structure,

but nevertheless I think we should try to do it like that.
If we do, I suggest creating the new directory structure and

*hard*linking all package files into the new structure.  After one or

two days, the old directories can be removed.
This has the benefit of rsync not having to retransmit all files, but

only the hardlink information.
Kudos, very good work on the pkg front, I just love using the binary

packages!
cheers

   simon

I'll just resend.  I had some suggestions for the directory names, but

seems the mail got lost.
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Aha!  I remembered you had said something, but I couldn't find the

message.  This is a good idea.  However, does pkg_add and make bin-install

expect a certain hierarchy?  I'll have to experiment.

Basically they just care about the path to repo/.../All. Neither has a

default.
Joerg