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@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
-$NetBSD: README.FreeBSD,v 1.6 2013/12/16 10:43:09 asau Exp $
+$NetBSD: README.FreeBSD,v 1.7 2016/11/15 11:19:09 jperkin Exp $
Please read the general README file as well.
Care should be taken so that the tools that this kit installs do not conflict
-with the FreeBSD userland tools. There are several steps:
+with the FreeBSD userland tools.
-1. FreeBSD stores its ports pkg database in /var/db/pkg. It is therefore
-recommended that you choose a different location (e.g. /usr/pkg/pkgdb) by
-using the --pkgdbdir option to the bootstrap script.
-
-2. If you do not intend to use the FreeBSD ports tools, it may be a
+If you do not intend to use the FreeBSD ports tools, it may be a
good idea to move them out of the way to avoid confusion, e.g.:
cd /usr/sbin
mv pkg_add pkg_add.orig
@@ -19,6 +15,5 @@ good idea to move them out of the way to avoid confusion, e.g.:
Alternatively, take care to get pkgsrc tools first in PATH.
-
bootstrap-pkgsrc has been tested on FreeBSD 4.x and 5.x (i386).
pkgsrc works well on FreeBSD 6.2-6.4, 7.1-7.3 (i386), 9.0-9.1 (amd64).