pkgsrc

From NetBSD Wiki

pkgsrc (pkgsrc.org) is a build framework for third-party software packages. Originally intended for NetBSD only, it has been extended to support other UNIX-like systems. It allows packages to be built from source, or the creation of binary packages. Like NetBSD, DragonFlyBSD uses pkgsrc as the primary way to install packages.

Contents 1 Unique features 2 Documentation 3 Trivia 4 External Links

Unique features

• pkgsrc has been ported to many UNIX-like operating systems. (See Supported pkgsrc platforms.)
• a large portion of the pkgsrc packages can be installed by an unprivileged (non-root) user.
• pkgsrc can be installed in almost any directory you like -- it is not restricted to /usr/pkg.
• pkgsrc tries to leave the packages as original as possible, while other package mananagement systems add lots of features in their own patches.

Documentation

• How to use pkgsrc
• The pkgsrc guide
• Category:pkgsrc user documentation
• Category:pkgsrc developer documentation

Trivia

In FreeBSD and OpenBSD, the equivalent of pkgsrc is called The ports collection. This conflicts with NetBSD convention of calling a hardware platform a port.

External Links

• pkgsrc.org
• official documentation www.NetBSD.org/Documentation/pkgsrc/ official documentation
• pkgsrc.se, package tracker