Pkgsrc
Template:Short descriptionTemplate:Primary sources Template:Lowercase title Template:Infobox software pkgsrc (package source) is a package management system for Unix-like operating systems. It was forked from the FreeBSD ports collection in 1997 as the primary package management system for NetBSD. Since then it has evolved independently; in 1999, support for Solaris was added, followed by support for other operating systems.Template:R
Template:Asof, pkgsrc currently contains over 29,000 packages<ref>Template:Cite mailing list</ref> and includes most popular open-source software. It is the native package manager on NetBSD, SmartOS and MINIX 3, and is portable across 23 different operating systems, including AIX, various BSD derivatives, HP-UX, IRIX, Linux,<ref name=pkgsrc-linux>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> macOS,<ref name=pkgsrc-osx>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Solaris, and QNX.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
There are multiple ways to install programs using pkgsrc. The pkgsrc bootstrap contains a traditional ports collection that utilizes a series of makefiles to compile software from source. Another method is to install pre-built binary packages via the Template:Mono and Template:Mono tools. A high-level utility named Template:Mono also exists, and is designed to automate the installation, removal, and update of binary packages in a manner similar to Debian's Advanced Packaging Tool.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Several vendors, including MNX.io, provide binary packages for popular operating systems, including macOS and Linux.Template:R
Supported platforms
| Platform | Date added |
|---|---|
| NetBSD | October 1997 |
| Solaris | March 1999 |
| Linux | June 1999 |
| Darwin and macOS | October 2001 |
| FreeBSD | November 2002 |
| OpenBSD | November 2002 |
| IRIX | December 2002 |
| BSD/OS | December 2003 |
| AIX | December 2003 |
| Interix (for Windows NT) | March 2004 |
| DragonFly BSD | October 2004 |
| OSF/1 | November 2004 |
| HP-UX | April 2007 |
| QNX | October 2007 |
| Haiku | January 2010 |
| MINIX 3 | August 2010 |
| MirBSD | January 2011 |
| illumos and SmartOS | February 2011 |
| Cygwin | May 2013 |
| GNU/kFreeBSD | July 2013 |
| Bitrig | June 2015 |
History
On October 3, 1997, NetBSD developers Alistair Crooks and Hubert Feyrer created pkgsrc<ref name="10yrs-pt1"/> based on the FreeBSD ports system and intended to support the NetBSD packages collection. It was officially released as part of NetBSD 1.3<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> on January 4, 1998. DragonFly BSD used pkgsrc as its official package system from version 1.4 in 2006, to 3.4 in 2013.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:R
On 2017-09-12, a commit message policy that accommodates DVCS was established by the project.Template:R
Packages
The NetBSD Foundation provides official, pre-built binary packages for multiple combinations of NetBSD and pkgsrc releases, and occasionally for certain other operating systems as well.<ref name=tnf-packages>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
As of 2018, several vendors provide pre-built binary packages for several platforms:
- Since at least 2014,<ref name=joyent/> Joyent has provided binary packages for SmartOS/illumos, macOS,<ref name=pkgsrc-osx/> and Enterprise Linux (CentOS/Oracle/Red Hat/Scientific).<ref name=pkgsrc-linux/><ref name=joyent>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref> Packages are provided on a rolling release basis from the trunk (HEAD, in CVS terminology) of pkgsrc, with updates every few days;<ref name=pkgsrc-osx/> additionally, quarterly stable releases of pkgsrc for Joyent's own SmartOS are also provided (dating back to 2012Q4).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Since 2017,<ref name=msg025383/> University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee has provided binary packages for NetBSD, RHEL/CentOS, and Darwin/macOS.<ref name=uwm>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=uwm2>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Packages are only built from the quarterly releases of pkgsrc, aiding use in long-term experiments, where stability and reproducibility of the findings is of the essence.<ref name=msg025383>Template:Cite mailing list</ref>
References
External links
- Template:Official website
- A web interface for pkgsrc
- pkgsrc-wip – a project to get more people actively involved with pkgsrc
- pkgsrcCon: An annual conference focusing on pkgsrc
- /r/pkgsrc on Reddit