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authorrillig <rillig@pkgsrc.org>2006-09-08 07:38:37 +0000
committerrillig <rillig@pkgsrc.org>2006-09-08 07:38:37 +0000
commitd8d62fd65dd10aaf8139dd78962e2a3e73d807f1 (patch)
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Added a reference to NetBSD's send-pr web page, for pkgsrc users that
don't have send-pr in their base system. Fixes part of PR 34493.
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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guide/files/submit.xml b/doc/guide/files/submit.xml
index 1fc57a7ba02..1e85a0aff08 100644
--- a/doc/guide/files/submit.xml
+++ b/doc/guide/files/submit.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $NetBSD: submit.xml,v 1.12 2006/07/29 14:14:23 rillig Exp $ -->
+<!-- $NetBSD: submit.xml,v 1.13 2006/09/08 07:38:37 rillig Exp $ -->
<chapter id="submit"> <?dbhtml filename="submit.html"?>
<title>Submitting and Committing</title>
@@ -23,11 +23,19 @@
runs well; see <xref linkend="debug"/> and the rest of this
document. Next, generate an uuencoded gzipped &man.tar.1;
archive that contains all files that make up the package.
- Finally, <command>send-pr</command> with category
- <quote>pkg</quote>, a synopsis which includes the package name
- and version number, a short description of your package
- (contents of the COMMENT variable or DESCR file are OK) and
- attach the archive to your PR.</para>
+ Finally, send this package to the pkgsrc bug tracking system,
+ either with the &man.send-pr.1; command, or if you don't have
+ that, go to the web page
+ <ulink url="http://www.NetBSD.org/Misc/send-pr.html"/>,
+ which contains some instructions and a link to a form, where you
+ can submit packages.</para>
+
+ <para>In the form of the problem report, the category should be
+ <quote>pkg</quote>, the synopsis should include the package name
+ and version number, and the description field should contain a
+ short description of your package (contents of the COMMENT
+ variable or DESCR file are OK). The uuencoded package data should
+ go into the <quote>fix</quote> field.</para>
<para>If you want to submit several packages, please send a
separate PR for each one, it's easier for us to track things