Nathan Arthur

Some bits of code you might find interesting

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https://github.com/truist/settings/blob/master/bin/util/pkg_comp_util.sh is a set of utility functions, including a "hygiene" function, to help catch errors/issues with the build builds. Maybe some of it will be useful to you. https://github.com/truist/settings/blob/master/bin/server/pkg_comp_wrapper is...

Failed/missing packages are not reported

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After setting up pkg_comp-cron on a new host, I ran a full bulk build. It claimed success, and a visual scan of the output showed that all packages were built....

Suggested improvements for first-install steps

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``` # unchanged from usual docs pkg_add pkgin pkg_comp-cron echo 'file:///var/pkg_comp/packages/All' >>/etc/pkgin/repositories.conf pkgin update # simple new way to install all the requested packages pkgin import /var/pkg_comp/list.txt ``` (`pkgin import`...

Reinstalling pkg_comp-cron adds semi-duplicate entry to crontab

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Twice now I've uninstalled pkg_comp-cron and reinstalled it, and later realized that it has re-added the @daily cron task. I change it to @weekly, so I end up with it...

As raised in [my first comment to your blog post](http://julio.meroh.net/2017/02/pkg_comp-2.0-tutorial-netbsd.html#comment-3174033375): > I was pretty confused about how the various mk.conf and extra.mk.conf files would come together. (And the bootstrap /usr/pkg/etc/mk.conf...