There are quarterly releases of pkgsrc that are specifically designed for stability. You should in general follow these, rather than the bleeding edge pkgsrc. When a new branch is out you need to set up a local branch tracking that one. 'make pkgsrc-update' alone will not do this for you.
-To set up the latest stable branch:
-
- # cd /usr
- # make pkgsrc-update
- # make pkgsrc-checkout
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-You can also set it up yourself if you prefer that. To see the available remote branches:
+To see the available remote branches:
# cd /usr/pkgsrc
+ # git pull
# git branch -r
To create a local branch, tracking the remote quarterly release: