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author | tv <tv> | 2005-11-01 14:27:10 +0000 |
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committer | tv <tv> | 2005-11-01 14:27:10 +0000 |
commit | 669961d37139e97add4eff6f155b9c33f443c179 (patch) | |
tree | 5132141da59737498e8fccfe167ff864925a64fe /doc | |
parent | a358c926a9eb814352da02039bf0cfa41ce505a4 (diff) | |
download | pkgsrc-669961d37139e97add4eff6f155b9c33f443c179.tar.gz |
Fix typo and move the "known issues" section for Interix into the Guide.
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
-rw-r--r-- | doc/guide/files/platforms.xml | 24 |
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guide/files/platforms.xml b/doc/guide/files/platforms.xml index d3ecb91a480..69762b591de 100644 --- a/doc/guide/files/platforms.xml +++ b/doc/guide/files/platforms.xml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<!-- $NetBSD: platforms.xml,v 1.16 2005/11/01 14:16:24 tv Exp $ --> +<!-- $NetBSD: platforms.xml,v 1.17 2005/11/01 14:27:10 tv Exp $ --> <chapter id="platforms"> <title>Using pkgsrc on systems other than &os;</title> @@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ <sect3 id="platform.interix-notes"> <title>Important notes for using pkgsrc</title> - <para>The package imanager (either the pkgsrc "su" user, or the user + <para>The package manager (either the pkgsrc "su" user, or the user running "pkg_add") must be a member of the local Administrators group. Such a user must also be used to run the bootstrap. This is slightly relaxed from the normal pkgsrc requirement of "root".</para> @@ -313,6 +313,26 @@ </programlisting> </sect3> + <sect3 id="platform.interix-knownissues"> + <title>Known issues for pkgsrc on Interix</title> + + <para>It is not necessary, in general, to have a "root" user on the + Windows system; any member of the local Administrators group will + suffice. However, some packages currently assume that the user + named "root" is the privileged user. To accommodate these, you + may create such a user; make sure it is in the local group + Administrators (or your language equivalent).</para> + + <para>"pkg_add" creates directories of mode 0755, not 0775, in + $PKG_DBDIR. For the time being, install packages as the local + Administrator (or your language equivalent), or run the following + command after installing a package to work around the issue:</para> + +<programlisting> + chmod -R g+w $PKG_DBDIR +</programlisting> + + </sect3> </sect2> <sect2 id="irix"> |