Consider adding support for pkgsrc

[gslyon]

User story

As illumos sysadmin I would like to be able to use Rex with illumos.

Describe the solution you'd like

Since some illumos-based distro, like SmartOS, use pkgsrc as package manager, illumos sysadmins need pkgsrc support too.

Describe alternatives you've considered

Ansible already does that, but Perl is more sensible.

Additional benefits

pkgsrc is also used by many other OS, like MacOS, NetBSD, and even Linux, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pkgsrc

[ferki]

Thanks for sharing the idea, @gslyon! Interestingly enough, I got the same input/question from @drscream through a different community the same day, who might also be able to provide some kind of testing access.

I'd say that means it's quite likely to have some form of initial package and service management support land in Rex for that family of operating systems sooner or later.

[gslyon]

Thank you for considering it.