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authorxtraeme <xtraeme@pkgsrc.org>2005-03-08 01:25:09 +0000
committerxtraeme <xtraeme@pkgsrc.org>2005-03-08 01:25:09 +0000
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Regen (typo in editing.xml and added a new section "Packages installing
startup scripts).
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diff --git a/doc/pkgsrc.txt b/doc/pkgsrc.txt
index dd179f0f434..6399d4572d8 100644
--- a/doc/pkgsrc.txt
+++ b/doc/pkgsrc.txt
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ I. The pkgsrc user's guide
6. Frequently Asked Questions
- 6.1. Is there a mailing list for pkg-related discussion?
+ 6.1. Are there any mailing lists for pkg-related discussion?
6.2. Where's the pkgviews documentation?
6.3. Utilities for package management (pkgtools)
6.4. How to use pkgsrc as non-root
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ II. The pkgsrc developer's guide
12.5.15. Packages installing SGML or XML data
12.5.16. Packages installing extensions to the MIME database
12.5.17. Packages using intltool
+ 12.5.18. Packages installing startup scripts
12.6. Feedback to the author
@@ -429,7 +430,7 @@ Table of Contents
6. Frequently Asked Questions
- 6.1. Is there a mailing list for pkg-related discussion?
+ 6.1. Are there any mailing lists for pkg-related discussion?
6.2. Where's the pkgviews documentation?
6.3. Utilities for package management (pkgtools)
6.4. How to use pkgsrc as non-root
@@ -1446,7 +1447,7 @@ Chapter 6. Frequently Asked Questions
Table of Contents
-6.1. Is there a mailing list for pkg-related discussion?
+6.1. Are there any mailing lists for pkg-related discussion?
6.2. Where's the pkgviews documentation?
6.3. Utilities for package management (pkgtools)
6.4. How to use pkgsrc as non-root
@@ -1466,14 +1467,26 @@ This section contains hints, tips & tricks on special things in pkgsrc that we
didn't find a better place for in the previous chapters, and it contains items
for both pkgsrc users and developers.
-6.1. Is there a mailing list for pkg-related discussion?
+6.1. Are there any mailing lists for pkg-related discussion?
-Yes, <tech-pkg@NetBSD.org> is the list for discussing package related issues.
-To subscribe do:
+The following mailing lists may be of interest to pkgsrc users:
-% echo subscribe tech-pkg | mail majordomo@NetBSD.org
+ * pkgsrc-bugs -- a list where problem reports related to pkgsrc are sent and
+ discussed
-An archive of the list is available at http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/tech-pkg/.
+ * pkgsrc-bulk -- a list where the results of pkgsrc bulk builds are sent and
+ discussed
+
+ * pkgsrc-changes -- a list where all commit messages to pkgsrc are sent
+
+ * tech-pkg -- a general discussion list for all things related to pkgsrc
+
+To subscribe, do:
+
+% echo subscribe listname | mail majordomo@NetBSD.org
+
+Archives for all these mailing lists are available from http://
+mail-index.NetBSD.org/.
6.2. Where's the pkgviews documentation?
@@ -1781,7 +1794,7 @@ The following message is displayed as part of the audit-packages installation
procedure:
===========================================================================
-$NetBSD: faq.xml,v 1.4 2005/01/11 16:05:20 wiz Exp $
+$NetBSD: faq.xml,v 1.5 2005/02/24 14:24:32 jschauma Exp $
You may wish to have the vulnerabilities file downloaded daily so that
it remains current. This may be done by adding an appropriate entry
@@ -1903,6 +1916,7 @@ Table of Contents
12.5.15. Packages installing SGML or XML data
12.5.16. Packages installing extensions to the MIME database
12.5.17. Packages using intltool
+ 12.5.18. Packages installing startup scripts
12.6. Feedback to the author
@@ -3303,6 +3317,7 @@ Table of Contents
12.5.15. Packages installing SGML or XML data
12.5.16. Packages installing extensions to the MIME database
12.5.17. Packages using intltool
+ 12.5.18. Packages installing startup scripts
12.6. Feedback to the author
@@ -3396,7 +3411,7 @@ The format for a BUILD_DEPENDS and a DEPENDS definition is:
<pre-req-package-name>:../../<category>/<pre-req-package>
Please note that the "pre-req-package-name" may include any of the wildcard
-version numbers recognised by pkg_info(1).
+version numbers recognized by pkg_info(1).
1. If your package needs another package's binaries or libraries to build or
run, and if that package has a buildlink3.mk file available, use it:
@@ -4191,6 +4206,14 @@ This tracks intltool's build-time dependencies and uses the latest available
version; this way, the package benefits of any bug fixes that may have appeared
since it was released.
+12.5.18. Packages installing startup scripts
+
+If a package contains a rc.d script, it won't be copied into the startup
+directory by default, but you can enable it, by adding the option
+PKG_RCD_SCRIPTS=YES in /etc/mk.conf. This option will copy the scripts into /
+etc/rc.d when a package is installed, and it will automatically remove the
+scripts when the package is deinstalled.
+
12.6. Feedback to the author
If you have found any bugs in the package you make available, if you had to do
@@ -4369,7 +4392,7 @@ are various reasons for this:
list, so that they can make tactical decisions about when to upgrade the
package.
-Please also recognise that, just because a new version of a package has been
+Please also recognize that, just because a new version of a package has been
released, it should not automatically be upgraded in the CVS repository. We
prefer to be conservative in the packages that are included in pkgsrc -
development or beta packages are not really the best thing for most places in
@@ -4839,7 +4862,7 @@ The procedure to edit the pkgsrc guide is:
* Until the webserver on www.NetBSD.org is really updated automatically to
pick up changes to the pkgsrc guide automatically, also run make
- install-htdoc HTDOCSDIR=../../../htdocs (or similar, adjust HTDOCSDIR!).
+ install-htdocs HTDOCSDIR=../../../htdocs (or similar, adjust HTDOCSDIR!).
* cvs commit htdocs/Documentation/pkgsrc