From: kn <kn@openbsd.org>
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2023 02:43:58 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Reduce unpractical package URL to usual package name; OK deraadt
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Reduce unpractical package URL to usual package name; OK deraadt

This section about ports/packages really wants a revamp, though...
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diff --git a/distrib/notes/packages b/distrib/notes/packages
index b9de344718e..acbcc7ba9cf 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/packages
+++ b/distrib/notes/packages
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl	$OpenBSD: packages,v 1.51 2019/08/01 19:42:51 jmc Exp $
+dnl	$OpenBSD: packages,v 1.52 2023/10/19 02:43:58 kn Exp $
 As complete as your OpenBSD system is, you may want to add any of several
 excellent third party software applications.  There are several ways to do
 this.  You can:
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ Installing applications from the ftp.OpenBSD.org package collection:
 
     $ su
     Password: <enter your root password>
-    # pkg_add \
-      http://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/{:--:}OSREV/packages/MACHINE_ARCH/emacs-21.4p32.tgz
+    # pkg_add emacs
 
 Installing applications from the OpenBSD ports collection: