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diff --git a/doc/guide/files/faq.xml b/doc/guide/files/faq.xml index eaeda479b6a..f668efe99ed 100644 --- a/doc/guide/files/faq.xml +++ b/doc/guide/files/faq.xml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<!-- $NetBSD: faq.xml,v 1.28 2006/09/09 23:50:20 wiz Exp $ --> +<!-- $NetBSD: faq.xml,v 1.29 2006/09/13 23:27:31 wiz Exp $ --> <chapter id="faq"> <?dbhtml filename="faq.html"?> <title>Frequently Asked Questions</title> @@ -378,9 +378,9 @@ transfers.</para> <sect1 id="fetching-all-distfiles"> <title>How to fetch all distfiles at once</title> -<para>You would like to download all the distfiles in a single batch from -work or university, where you can't run a <command>make fetch</command>. -There is an archive of distfiles on <ulink +<para>You would like to download all the distfiles in a single batch +from work or university, where you can't run a <command>make +fetch</command>. There is an archive of distfiles on <ulink url="ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/packages/distfiles/">ftp.NetBSD.org</ulink>, but downloading the entire directory may not be appropriate.</para> @@ -393,30 +393,30 @@ URL:</para> <para>At home:</para> -<screen><prompt>%</prompt> <userinput>cd /usr/pkgsrc</userinput> -<prompt>%</prompt> <userinput>make fetch-list FETCH_CMD=wget DISTDIR=/tmp/distfiles >/tmp/fetch.sh</userinput> -<prompt>%</prompt> <userinput>scp /tmp/fetch.sh work:/tmp</userinput></screen> +<screen>&cprompt; <userinput>cd /usr/pkgsrc</userinput> +&cprompt; <userinput>make fetch-list FETCH_CMD=wget DISTDIR=/tmp/distfiles >/tmp/fetch.sh</userinput> +&cprompt; <userinput>scp /tmp/fetch.sh work:/tmp</userinput></screen> <para>At work:</para> -<screen><prompt>%</prompt> <userinput>sh /tmp/fetch.sh</userinput></screen> +<screen>&cprompt; <userinput>sh /tmp/fetch.sh</userinput></screen> <para>then tar up <filename>/tmp/distfiles</filename> and take it home.</para> <para>If you have a machine running NetBSD, and you want to get -<emphasis>all</emphasis> distfiles (even ones that aren't for your machine -architecture), you can do so by using the above-mentioned <command>make -fetch-list</command> approach, or fetch the distfiles directly by -running:</para> +<emphasis>all</emphasis> distfiles (even ones that aren't for your +machine architecture), you can do so by using the above-mentioned +<command>make fetch-list</command> approach, or fetch the distfiles +directly by running:</para> -<screen><prompt>%</prompt> <userinput>make mirror-distfiles</userinput></screen> +<screen>&cprompt; <userinput>make mirror-distfiles</userinput></screen> <para>If you even decide to ignore <varname>NO_{SRC,BIN}_ON_{FTP,CDROM}</varname>, then you can get everything by running:</para> -<screen><prompt>%</prompt> <userinput>make fetch NO_SKIP=yes</userinput></screen> +<screen>&cprompt; <userinput>make fetch NO_SKIP=yes</userinput></screen> </sect1> @@ -449,8 +449,8 @@ environment or in <filename>/etc/mk.conf</filename>.</para> when you installed your NetBSD machine. Please get and install it, by extracting it in <filename>/</filename>:</para> -<screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>cd /</userinput> -<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>tar --unlink -zxvpf .../comp.tgz</userinput></screen> +<screen>&rprompt; <userinput>cd /</userinput> +&rprompt; <userinput>tar --unlink -zxvpf .../comp.tgz</userinput></screen> <para><filename>comp.tgz</filename> is part of every NetBSD release. Get the one that corresponds to your release (determine via <command>uname @@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ check.</para> </sect1> <sect1 id="ufaq-fail"> -<title>A package does not build. What shall I do?</title> +<title>A package does not build. What shall I do?</title> <procedure> @@ -608,6 +608,29 @@ check.</para> <literal>pkgsrc-users</literal> mailing list.</para></step> </procedure> - +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="too-much-time"> + <title>I have a little time to kill. What shall I do?</title> + + <para>This is not really an FAQ yet, but here's the answer + anyway.</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para>Run <command>pkg_chk -N</command> (from the + <filename role="pkg">pkgtools/pkg_chk</filename> package). It + will tell you about newer versions of installed packages that are + available, but not yet updated in pkgsrc.</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>Browse <filename>pkgsrc/doc/TODO</filename> + — it contains a list of suggested new packages and a list of + cleanups and enhancements for pkgsrc that would be nice to + have.</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>Review packages for which review was requested on + the <ulink + url="http://pkgsrc-wip.sourceforge.net/">pkgsrc-wip</ulink> review + mailing list.</para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> </sect1> </chapter> |