Re: Better pkg bootstrapping instructions?

--84ND8YJRMFlzkrP4
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

On Sat, Feb 02, 2013 at 09:46:41PM -0800, Tim Kientzle wrote:
> Especially on -CURRENT, it's not going to be uncommon
> to see things like this:
>=20
> The package management tool is not yet installed on your system.
> Do you want to fetch and install it now? [y/N]: y
> Bootstrapping pkg please wait
> _http._tcp.pkg.FreeBSD.org
> pkg: Error fetching http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/freebsd:10:arm:32:el:oabi:soft=
fp/latest/Latest/pkg.txz: Not Found
>=20
> It would be nice if the next line said:
>   "A pre-built version of pkg could not be found for your system."
>   "Please install it from source using the ports-mgmt/pkg port."
>=20
> _______________________________________________
> freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list
> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current
> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"

Would this fit, in particular the wording?

http://people.freebsd.org/~bapt/pkg-better-errmsg.diff

regards,
Bapt

--84ND8YJRMFlzkrP4
Content-Type: application/pgp-signature

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (FreeBSD)

iEYEARECAAYFAlEbaaEACgkQ8kTtMUmk6Ex8KgCfePCP0XPqW/Hc6orJDBufoOdE
0cYAn2+ZX8nZpIly+/hiX/yezW4L7osJ
=qknh
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

--84ND8YJRMFlzkrP4--