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quirks-7.218

exceptions to pkg_add rules

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Description

The quirks package allows unpredicted changes to the package system. For instance, package name changes, or stuff incorporated into base. pkg_add(1) always installs and updates it automatically.

Package information

Ports path
devel/quirks
Package architecture
*
Maintainer
Marc Espie <espie@openbsd.org>
Categories
devel, databases
Available flavors
None listed

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Runtime

Installing and updating packages · Package details as JSON