Packaging

See also: PkgBase

• Userland packages sets
• Kernel package (easy upgrades, rollback)
• Boot loader changes to support multiple kernels (allanjude@)
• ETA ?
• TODO:
  • Package containing the source tree that a [base] package set was built from
  • Add SVN rev of source tree to pkg metadata (or equivalent, plus indicate if the tree has been monified similarly to uname(1))
  • RDBMS-backed web application to collect file checksums from every official package and allow users to verify files on-line.
  • Using pkgdb as an IDS?
• Base System: meta-packages

• Flavo(u)rs – it’s really just about to land real soon now, for definite, maybe tomorrow
• Variable dependencies
• Sub-packages
  • Bye-bye portmaster
• Private libraries
  • Yay! Upgrade OpenSSL when there’s a new version in ports
  • Boo! PAM modules in ports need to link against the private version