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author | wiz <wiz> | 2000-06-30 11:09:53 +0000 |
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committer | wiz <wiz> | 2000-06-30 11:09:53 +0000 |
commit | c8f2f2404db8128fd921b3ad57bf2a1e54b50e6f (patch) | |
tree | 79c198c6dd326f228318fbcc8d1c15a5b41257f1 /Packages.txt | |
parent | 222427746f293ab901a207bb13a4923574f75883 (diff) | |
download | pkgsrc-c8f2f2404db8128fd921b3ad57bf2a1e54b50e6f.tar.gz |
Update list of categories (no more corba).
Add two paragraphs recommending use of the pkgdiff package.
Improve wording of paragraph about pkg-CHANGES.
Diffstat (limited to 'Packages.txt')
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1 files changed, 23 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/Packages.txt b/Packages.txt index 3639b3fc9a2..40195e2a37b 100644 --- a/Packages.txt +++ b/Packages.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# $NetBSD: Packages.txt,v 1.91 2000/06/30 10:23:28 agc Exp $ +# $NetBSD: Packages.txt,v 1.92 2000/06/30 11:09:53 wiz Exp $ ########################################################################### ========================== @@ -314,13 +314,14 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR will not work. Currently the following values are available for CATEGORIES. If more than one is used, they need to be separated by spaces: - archivers corba graphics meta-pkgs print - audio cross ham misc security - benchmarks databases japanese net shells - biology devel lang news sysutils - cad editors mail parallel textproc - comms emulators math pkgtools www - converters games mbone plan9 x11 + archivers databases ham net security + audio devel japanese news shells + benchmarks distfiles lang packages sysutils + biology editors mail parallel templates + cad emulators math pkglocate textproc + comms fonts mbone pkgtools www + converters games meta-pkgs plan9 x11 + cross graphics misc print See the NetBSD packages(7) manual page for a description of all available options and variables. @@ -410,6 +411,16 @@ stored in the patch files, as these will cause problems when later checked into the NetBSD CVS tree. To avoid this, use the "-U 2" or -U 1" option to diff. +If you don't want to worry about the problems in the last two paragraphs +yourself, use pkgdiff from the pkgtools/pkgdiff package, which takes care +of any RCS Ids by itself. + +For even more automation, we recommend using mkpatches from the same +package to make a whole set of patches. You just have to backup files +before you edit them to "filename.orig", e.g. with "cp -p filename +filename.orig". If you upgrade a package this way, you can easily compare +the new set of patches with the previously existing one with patchdiff. + When preparing a FreeBSD port for the NetBSD packages system, it's likely that the FreeBSD port will work on NetBSD. However, check that the person who ported the software to FreeBSD has not played fast and loose with the @@ -554,9 +565,10 @@ E.g: cvs add patches/patch-aa cvs ci -Please note all package updates/additions in doc/pkg-CHANGES! Its very important -to keep this file up to date, because it will be used by scripts to -automatically update some pages on www.netbsd.org. +Please note all package updates/additions in doc/pkg-CHANGES! It's very +important to keep this file up to date and conforming to the existing +format, because it will be used by scripts to automatically update pages on +www.netbsd.org. 5 PLIST* issues |