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| author | agc <agc> | 2002-07-02 11:26:05 +0000 |
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| committer | agc <agc> | 2002-07-02 11:26:05 +0000 |
| commit | 9d1101219400c854a4f16cfe1acb53a16e75d9e4 (patch) | |
| tree | 90e559765adfda1002009f9c475ecc991afad45b /Packages.txt | |
| parent | dcb877cd02f98c990cba2f3d067f68a98da63467 (diff) | |
| download | pkgsrc-9d1101219400c854a4f16cfe1acb53a16e75d9e4.tar.gz | |
Deprecate IS_INTERACTIVE, and introduce a finer-grained INTERACTIVE_STAGE
definition.
INTERACTIVE_STAGE can take any of the values: fetch, configure, build and
install
Multiple values are allowed: e.g. INTERACTIVE_STAGE= configure install
Explain INTERACTIVE_STAGE and its use in documentation.
Patches provided by Chris Pinnock (cjep@netbsd.org).
Diffstat (limited to 'Packages.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | Packages.txt | 24 |
1 files changed, 23 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Packages.txt b/Packages.txt index 4b265c1914b..9929eeb3766 100644 --- a/Packages.txt +++ b/Packages.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# $NetBSD: Packages.txt,v 1.255 2002/06/30 03:52:32 rh Exp $ +# $NetBSD: Packages.txt,v 1.256 2002/07/02 11:26:05 agc Exp $ ########################################################################### ========================== @@ -961,6 +961,28 @@ the three locations in which perl5 modules may be installed, and may be used by perl5 packages that don't have a packlist. These three variables are also substituted for in the PLIST. + 5.5 User Interaction + ==================== + +Occasionally, packages require interaction from the user, and this can be +in a number of ways: + ++ help in fetching the distfiles ++ help to configure the package before it is built ++ help during the build process ++ help during the installation of a package + +The INTERACTIVE_STAGE definition is provided, to notify the pkgsrc mechanism +of an interactive stage which will be needed, and this should be set in the +package's Makefile. e.g. + +INTERACTIVE_STAGE= build + +Multiple interactive stages can be specified: + +INTERACTIVE_STAGE= configure install + + 6 Notes on fixes for packages ============================= |