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authorgdt <gdt@pkgsrc.org>2007-08-10 22:39:13 +0000
committergdt <gdt@pkgsrc.org>2007-08-10 22:39:13 +0000
commit52887c8e10b4ea28653bcc63561f766f072b01d2 (patch)
tree9fd2688f9506f358befe47b9bfbfd3015c60cc94 /pkgtools
parent2c897a092e76323c14f6fa8500f14a2cc22d8ebe (diff)
downloadpkgsrc-52887c8e10b4ea28653bcc63561f766f072b01d2.tar.gz
Reword description of rebuild-tree, and point to pkg_delete -f as a
possible cause of inconsistencies. Remove comment about make replace, since it does not, absent pkgsrc/mk bugs, result in incorrect dependency records.
Diffstat (limited to 'pkgtools')
-rw-r--r--pkgtools/pkg_install/files/admin/pkg_admin.19
-rw-r--r--pkgtools/pkg_install/files/admin/pkg_admin.cat16
2 files changed, 8 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/pkgtools/pkg_install/files/admin/pkg_admin.1 b/pkgtools/pkg_install/files/admin/pkg_admin.1
index 5fe5693c370..2db50154f80 100644
--- a/pkgtools/pkg_install/files/admin/pkg_admin.1
+++ b/pkgtools/pkg_install/files/admin/pkg_admin.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: pkg_admin.1,v 1.13 2007/08/10 21:18:31 joerg Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: pkg_admin.1,v 1.14 2007/08/10 22:39:13 gdt Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1999-2002 Hubert Feyrer. All rights reserved.
.\"
@@ -198,9 +198,10 @@ Needs to be run as root.
.It Cm rebuild-tree
Rebuild the +REQUIRED_BY files from scratch by reresolving all dependencies.
.Pp
-This option is intended to be used for fixing the state after forced
-removal or additions of packages like done by
-.Cm make replace .
+This option is intended to be used for fixing inconsistencies between
+the records of depending and depended-on packages, such as can arise
+by the use of
+.Cm pkg_delete -f .
.It Cm set Ar variable=value pkg ...
Set variable with information about the installed package.
Use
diff --git a/pkgtools/pkg_install/files/admin/pkg_admin.cat1 b/pkgtools/pkg_install/files/admin/pkg_admin.cat1
index 53af1756359..41f9721bd52 100644
--- a/pkgtools/pkg_install/files/admin/pkg_admin.cat1
+++ b/pkgtools/pkg_install/files/admin/pkg_admin.cat1
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ OOPPTTIIOONNSS
Rebuild the +REQUIRED_BY files from scratch by reresolving all
dependencies.
- This option is intended to be used for fixing the state after
- forced removal or additions of packages like done by mmaakkee
- rreeppllaaccee.
+ This option is intended to be used for fixing inconsistencies
+ between the records of depending and depended-on packages, such
+ as can arise by the use of ppkkgg__ddeelleettee --ff.
sseett _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e_=_v_a_l_u_e _p_k_g _._._.
Set variable with information about the installed package. Use