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author | xtraeme <xtraeme@pkgsrc.org> | 2005-03-08 01:25:09 +0000 |
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committer | xtraeme <xtraeme@pkgsrc.org> | 2005-03-08 01:25:09 +0000 |
commit | fd6601efd7c96ca09775bb234c283ae929f77420 (patch) | |
tree | ad1bd502b5a1b1284e334fe0681a4485d871fa14 /doc/pkgsrc.txt | |
parent | e620cb797f505832eafab1975f29ab290eb8ac43 (diff) | |
download | pkgsrc-fd6601efd7c96ca09775bb234c283ae929f77420.tar.gz |
Regen (typo in editing.xml and added a new section "Packages installing
startup scripts).
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/pkgsrc.txt')
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1 files changed, 35 insertions, 12 deletions
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 |