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List:       openbsd-misc
Subject:    Re: sway package not found on -current
From:       "Lorenz (xha)" <me () xha ! li>
Date:       2023-11-26 17:28:26
Message-ID: 20231126172826.botz7i4jgt5go5i6 () xha ! li
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hi,

On Sun, Nov 26, 2023 at 05:28:09PM +0100, quentin@schibler.fr wrote:
> Hello !
> 
> I upgraded to current using sysupgrade -s so I could get the latest wayland related packages.
> I looked on openports and found that a sway port exists https://openports.pl/path/wayland/sway.
> When I pkg_info -Q sway, the package is not found. Does that mean that on snapshots a port is
> not always built into a binary package ? If so, do I have to build sway from source using the port ?

yes, since the port is UNLINKED, you'll have to build it from source
using the port.

for more information about UNLINKed ports: https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-ports&m=169978988814428&w=2

there is a useful guide for working with ports here: https://www.openbsd.org/faq/ports/ports.html

> 
> Thanks !
> 

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