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authorhubertf <hubertf@pkgsrc.org>2000-06-16 09:18:34 +0000
committerhubertf <hubertf@pkgsrc.org>2000-06-16 09:18:34 +0000
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parent23447f8eab271f491d72eab96b5ef347e14397c1 (diff)
downloadpkgsrc-3645a9985d8470154670cb3859f4fb2b6eecf68f.tar.gz
Document print-PLIST target
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $NetBSD: Packages.txt,v 1.89 2000/06/02 06:08:41 rh Exp $
+# $NetBSD: Packages.txt,v 1.90 2000/06/16 09:18:34 hubertf Exp $
###########################################################################
==========================
@@ -625,6 +625,12 @@ to when dealing with the PLIST file (or files, see below!).
details. This modification of the PLIST file is done on a copy of it,
not pkg/PLIST itself.
+ * Semi-automatic PLIST generation:
+ You can use the "make print-PLIST" command to output a PLIST that matches
+ any new files since the package was extracted. If the package installs
+ files via tar(1) or other methods that don't update file access times, be
+ sure to add these files manually to your pkg/PLIST!
+
5.2 MD/MI vs. general PLIST
===========================
@@ -1179,8 +1185,9 @@ debugging aids.
- find /usr/pkg/ /usr/X11R6/ -newer /tmp/bla >/tmp/x
(or whatever you set LOCALBASE and X11BASE to)
- pkg_delete blub
- - find /usr/pkg/ /usr/X11R6/ -newer /tmp/bla: if this brings up any files,
- they are missing in pkg/PLIST*; add them.
+ - find /usr/pkg/ /usr/X11R6/ -newer /tmp/bla (or diff against output of
+ 'make print-PLIST'): if this brings up any files, that are missing in
+ pkg/PLIST*; add them.
- Compare pkg/PLIST* against /tmp/x, fix the former one
( sort /tmp/x >/tmp/x2 ; sort pkg/PLIST >/tmp/P ; sdiff /tmp/x2 /tmp/P )
- make reinstall && make package