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+=== More robust pkgbase conversion
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+Links: +
+link:https://github.com/FreeBSDFoundation/pkgbasify[pkgbasify] URL: link:https://github.com/FreeBSDFoundation/pkgbasify[] +
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+Contact: Isaac Freund <ifreund@freebsdfoundation.org>
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+The link:https://github.com/FreeBSDFoundation/pkgbasify[pkgbasify] script is used to convert non-pkgbase FreeBSD systems to pkgbase systems.
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+In the last quarter, I landed link:https://github.com/freebsd/pkg/pull/2627[several improvements] in upstream pkg, allowing pkgbasify to become both simpler and more robust.
+At the same time, the dependency of pkgbasify on the etcupdate database in `/var/db/etcupdate/current` can be now be eliminated, making pkgbasify much more flexible.
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+These improvements will be available to end users after the pkg 2.7 release.