packages: Move powerd to its own package
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Authored by ivy on Sep 20 2025, 8:33 PM.

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rG9b11dacb95d8: packages: Move powerd to its own package
rG5efd371bba15: packages: Move powerd to its own package

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Nearly everyone wants powerd to manage CPU frequency scaling on real
hardware, even if -utilities isn't installed. Conversely, very small
jails might want -utilities but don't need powerd.

Move it to its own package and add it to the minimal set.

MFC after: 3 days

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ivy created this revision.Sep 20 2025, 8:33 PM

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ivy requested review of this revision.Sep 20 2025, 8:33 PM

Harbormaster completed remote builds in B67203: Diff 162491.Sep 20 2025, 8:33 PM

add an UPDATING entry

... although i'm wondering if we should stop doing these after the 15.0 release,
at least for packages which are in set-minimal, since they're quite spammy.

Harbormaster completed remote builds in B67205: Diff 162493.Sep 20 2025, 8:48 PM

add the missing powerd-all.ucl

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Harbormaster completed remote builds in B67207: Diff 162495.Sep 20 2025, 9:13 PM

Spammy how? Unlike ports, UPDATING isn't automatically displayed. I imagine that they'd slow way down once we have the deck chairs just so...

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Sep 20 2025, 11:10 PM

In D52645#1202643, @imp wrote:

Spammy how? Unlike ports, UPDATING isn't automatically displayed. I imagine that they'd slow way down once we have the deck chairs just so...

well, just reading through UPDATING, a lot of recent entries are about pkgbase. but i suppose it's fine, people can just skip them if they aren't interested.

manu accepted this revision.Sep 21 2025, 4:35 PM

Closed by commit rG5efd371bba15: packages: Move powerd to its own package (authored by ivy). · Explain WhySep 23 2025, 10:07 PM

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ivy added a commit: rG5efd371bba15: packages: Move powerd to its own package.

ivy added a commit: rG9b11dacb95d8: packages: Move powerd to its own package.Sep 25 2025, 1:02 AM