Quick testing, embedded firmware, single-user tools. When to use PKG: Enterprise deployment, system-level tools, software requiring admin rights.
Today, the conversation has shifted. We talk about Packages ( pkg ). We talk about Registries. We talk about Manifests. bin to pkg
The Great Migration: A Tale of Bin and Pkg Quick testing, embedded firmware, single-user tools
Even in the containerization era, the concept holds. A Docker container is essentially a "super-package." It wraps the binary and the operating system filesystem together. It is the ultimate evolution of Bin-to-Pkg. software requiring admin rights. Today