pkg search and PACKAGESITE FreeBSD 9.0-RLEASE

[choosy23]

Hi,

I am trying to find packages with: pkg search.
For example: pkg search mysql-server

From what I understand, the search uses the PACKAGESITE defined in pkg.conf which now is set to:

http://pkgbeta.freebsd.org/${ABI}/latest

which I don't know to which final URL resolves, but I guess to: http://pkgbeta.freebsd.org/freebsd:9:x86:64/latest/

which contains only poudriere and pkg packages.

Obviously I am missing something in working with pkg or I am using the wrong PACKAGESITE...or I don't know.

Please point me in the right direction.

Many thanks,
Stefan

 

[SNK]

You are doing nothing wrong. The repository is not populated which IMO is not very nice.

Personally I build my own repository with ports-mgmt/poudriere and you could do the same. Or stick with the old tools and use the packages at ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-9-stable/Latest.