Pkgsrc is a package collection system that allows software to be built and installed from source for multiple operating systems. It began as a ports-like system for NetBSD but has expanded to support over 20 platforms. Pkgsrc provides quarterly stable releases and allows packages to be built from source or binary formats. It uses a tier system to classify package stability and supports multiple compilers, fetch commands, and binary package formats.

1. The NetBSD
package Collection
a.k.a pkgsrc
OBATA Akio (obache@NetBSD.org)
Nov. 11, 2011
Kansai OpenSource 2011

2. What is pkgsrc?
Package once, use anywhere!
Easy to build & install additional software
Not only for NetBSD, cross platform
Quarterly Stable release (2011Q3)
Not only from source, binary pakcage
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3. "What is pkgsrc?" story
Want to use FreeBSD ports like tool
To where additional packages should be
installed?
let to install them to /usr/pkg.
then its sources are in /usr/pkg/src?
let to put in /usr/pkgsrc.
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4. Basic usage
get source tree - whole tree
bootstrap (other than NetBSD)
cd CATEGORY/PKG && make install
fetch & configure & build & install
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5. Additioanl usage
selectable prefix (ex /opt/pkg)
unprivileged usage (into ${HOME}/pkg)
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6. Advanced usage
Package management tools are also part of
packages.
pkg_rolling-replace
pkg_comp
pbulk / distbb
pkgin
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7. Supported Platforms
1997 NetBSD
1999 Solaris, Linux
2001 Darwin
2002 FreeBSD, OpenBSD, IRIX
2003 BSD/OS, AIX
2004 Interix, DragonFly BSD, OSF/1
2007 HP-UX, QNX
2010 Haiku
2011 MirOS BSD
(UnixWare, FreeMiNT)
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8. pkgsrc Tier system?
Nothing!
maybe broken on some Supported
platforms
even for stable branch
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9. DragonFly BSD
fork of FreeBSD 4
switch from FreeBSD ports
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10. MirOS BSD (aka MirBSD)
fork of OpenBSD
gave up maintain own MirPorts
partially supported
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11. Illumos/Openindiana
fork of OpenSolaris
ipp (Illumos pkgsrc project)
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12. Minix3 (will be soon)
GSoC2010 (for Minix)...finished?
GSoC2011 again!
Many PRs before 2011Q2 cut
Still need improvements of base
compiler (ack => gcc?)
libc from NetBSD
and many tools
Start to merge
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13. Other platforms
UWIN/MinGW?
A/UX?
Cygwin?
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14. Supported compiler
clang Clang C and Objective-C compiler
gcc GNU
pcc Portable C Compiler
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15. Supported compiler(2)
f2c Fortran 77 to C compiler (chainable)
ccache compiler cache (chainable)
distcc distributed C/C++ (chainable)
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16. Suppported Compiler
ccc Compaq C Compilers (Tru64) /
icc Intel C++ Compiler (Linux) /
ido SGI IRIS Development Option cc (IRIX 5) /
hp HP-UX C/aC++ compilers /
mipspro Silicon Graphics, Inc. MIPSpro (n32/n64) /
mipspro-ucode Silicon Graphics, Inc. MIPSpro (o32) /
sunpro Sun Microsystems, Inc. WorkShip/Forte/Sun ONE Studio /
xlc IBM's XL C/C++ compiler suite (Darwin/MacOSX)
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17. Supported binary package formats
native- Origin from FreeBSD ports, but
not compatible.
rpm (wip)
deb (wip)
FreeBSD ports (wip)
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18. Supported fetch commands
ftp
fetch
wget
curl
(and custom settings)
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19. pkgsrc Internals
tools
wrapper
buildlink
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