Only use of pkg, do ports need to be updated?

[lib13]

Hi,

I have a couple of very old/weak machines where I think I could install all software with pkg.
Do I still need to keep /usr/ports updated via regular portsnap fetch upgrade?
Does pkg care about the change of origin of some packages as mentioned in the UPDATING file of /usr/ports ?

 

[SirDice]

Do I still need to keep /usr/ports updated via regular portsnap fetch upgrade?

Not really. It isn't needed for pkg to function properly, /usr/ports/ can be completely empty (I'd prefer that over an outdated ports tree). But it may come in handy when comparing available vs. installed versions of packages ( pkg version -vI). At home I have an up to date ports tree NFS shared (read-only), I can mount that if I need to.

Does pkg care about the change of origin of some packages as mentioned in the UPDATING file of /usr/ports ?

Yes, it does. It needs to keep track of dependencies.