Re: pkg/59998: index packages by plists

"Jonathan Perkin via gnats" <[email protected]>
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The following reply was made to PR pkg/59998; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Jonathan Perkin <[email protected]>
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Subject: Re: pkg/59998: index packages by plists
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:08:06 +0000

 >	Quick hack to create a locate(1) database of package files from
 >	my notes the other year:
 
 FWIW my repositories have shipped pkg_files.* archives for nearly 10 
 years now, generated with this:
 
    https://github.com/NetBSD/pkgsrc/commit/0b8a13aa9282c91030817692a2c38bea97599917
 
 I have not yet gotten around to hooking them up to pkgin though, and I'm 
 not sure I'm still keen on this approach, but just FYI.
 
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