openbsd-update-packages

name	openbsd-update-packages
description	Update package versions in templates for OpenBSD

Instructions for OpenBSD templates

When instructed to updata package versions in for templates for OpenBSD (sitting in any directories in openbsd/) to use the latest available version of the packages, do the following:

1. Examine the provisioner "shell" blocks within the relevant .pkr.hcl files.
2. Identify any packages installed with hardcoded versions specified in the environment_vars (e.g., PACKAGE_NAME=package=1.2.3). Packages installed without an explicit version (e.g., pkg_add package) do not need manual version updates, as pkg_add will fetch the latest during the build.
3. For each package with a hardcoded version:
   • Determine the target OpenBSD version (e.g., 7.7) and relevant architecture (e.g., amd64, arm64) based on the template context.
   • Construct the URL for the package page on the OpenBSD package website (e.g., "${var.package_server}/${var.os_ver}/packages/${var.package_arch}"). This page should be saved locally in order to avoid requesting the same page many times.
   • Determine each package's version from the package web page.
   • When requesting the package web page across os versions and architectures, subsequent request must be made with a minimum interval of 60 seconds.
4. Once all necessary latest versions are gathered, use the replace_in_file tool to update the hardcoded version strings within the environment_vars in the .pkr.hcl files.