My impression is that /usr/ports/www/xpi-* are browser "plugin"s.
'pkg rquery %n | grep xpi-' is empty, so its repository has none.
'pkg help' says there's a "pkg plugins" to list plugins, but I
see nothing special for obtaining or installing plugins.

* If plugins are installed just like other pkg packages, why have a
separate pkg command "plugins" to list them, especially if the
repository has none?

Using the browser to visit its maker's website to install a plugin
would seem to be incompatible with pkg tracking what's installed.

* So what's the standard practice? Build plugins from /usr/ports?
Does "pkg audit" report security problems with software installed from
/usr/ports like it does for pre-built packages from its repository?

Thanks in advance,
-WBE

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On Sun, 22 Nov 2020 16:50:41 -0500, Winston wrote:

My impression is that /usr/ports/www/xpi-* are browser "plugin"s. 'pkg
rquery %n | grep xpi-' is empty, so its repository has none. 'pkg help'
says there's a "pkg plugins" to list plugins, but I see nothing special
for obtaining or installing plugins.

* If plugins are installed just like other pkg packages, why have a
separate pkg command "plugins" to list them, especially if the
repository has none?

I think you are misunderstanding. The pkg command 'plugins' refers to
plugins for the pkg command itself, e.g.:

https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/pkg-plugins.65466/

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I previously asked:

* If [browser] plugins are installed just like other pkg packages,
why have a separate pkg command "plugins" to list them, especially
if the repository has none?

Bob Eager <news0073@eager.cx> kindly replied:

I think you are misunderstanding. The pkg command 'plugins' refers to
plugins for the pkg command itself, e.g.:

Ah, OK. That makes more sense, in which case you're right, I
misunderstood. Thanks,
-WBE

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