Implemented telmich's suggestions

Using $($__explorer/os), command -v directly
Fix spacing
Fix copyright year

cdist/conf/type/__package/explorer/pkgng_exists

@@ -21,13 +21,7 @@
 # Retrieve the status of a package - parsed dpkg output
 #
 
-# Can't access $__global/explorer/os from here, so recreate the functionality
+if [ "$($__explorer/os)" = "freebsd" ]; then
-#   because there's no point in executing this explorer on non-FreeBSD targets.
+   command -v pkg
-if [ $(uname) = "FreeBSD" ]; then
-   if command -v pkg >&-; then
-      printf "pkg-ng installed"
-   else
-      printf "pkg-ng not found"
-   fi
 fi
 

cdist/conf/type/__package/manifest

@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ else
          archlinux) type="pacman" ;;
          debian|ubuntu) type="apt" ;;
          freebsd)
-            exists="$(cat "$__object/explorer/pkgng_exists")"
+            if [ -n "$(cat "$__object/explorer/pkgng_exists")" ]; then
-            if [ "$exists" = "pkg-ng installed" ]; then
                type="pkgng_freebsd"
             else
                type="pkg_freebsd"

cdist/conf/type/__package_pkgng_freebsd/explorer/pkg_version

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
-# 2012 Jake Guffey (jake.guffey at eprotex.com)
+# 2014 Jake Guffey (jake.guffey at eprotex.com)
 #
 # This file is part of cdist.
 #

cdist/conf/type/__package_pkgng_freebsd/gencode-remote

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
-# 2012 Jake Guffey (jake.guffey at eprotex.com)
+# 2014 Jake Guffey (jake.guffey at eprotex.com)
 #
 # This file is part of cdist.
 #