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- As a NetBSD user, I would guess it is for use with pkgsrc. That would be great for mac people if my wild guess is correct.by jmclnx
- So they might be aiming for their own brew? Or is there some expectation for a different thing altogether?by torben-friis
- > It’s also not clear what the “pmk” in /etc/paths.d/10-pmk-global refers to.
Maybe package management kit, if we go by recent Apple naming conventions.
by oefrha - > "Turns out, this is part of macOS 27.0…"
Part of macOS 26.4, in fact: https://eclecticlight.co/2026/09/19/macos-tahoe-26-4-changed... "The layout of those hasn’t changed in over six years up to and including macOS Tahoe 26.3.1, but has altered in 26.4 and Golden Gate, with the addition of a new firmlinked directory pkg."
Apple doesn't do this stuff lightly. A search of WWDC sessions doesn't mention /pkg specifically, but I'd bet it's related to this: https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2026/206/?time=6...
by CharlesW