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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -$NetBSD: README,v 1.7 1998/08/21 19:11:10 perry Exp $ +$NetBSD: README,v 1.8 1998/09/01 11:03:23 agc Exp $ Welcome to the NetBSD Packages Collection ========================================= @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ NetBSD, and build it. Any prerequisite software will also be built and installed for you. Installation and de-installation of software is managed by the packaging utilities. -The packages collection is made weekly into a tar_file: +The packages collection is made into a tar_file every week: ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-current/tar_files/pkgsrc.tar.gz @@ -40,9 +40,10 @@ type "pkg_info". clean-depends" will clean up any working directories for other packages that are built in the process of making your package. -+ To find out what variables exists to customize some behaviour of -pkgsrc (e.g. where it installs to) have a look at -pkgsrc/mk/mk.conf.example. You can set those in /etc/mk.conf. ++ You can set variables to customise the behaviour (where packages are +installed, various options for individual packages etc), by setting +variables in /etc/mk.conf. The pkgsrc/mk/mk.conf.example file +provides some examples for customisation. The best way to find out what packages are in the collection is to move to the top-level pkgsrc directory (this will usually be @@ -51,13 +52,13 @@ README.html in the top-level pkgsrc directory, and also in all category and package directories. You can then see what packages are available, along with a short (one-line) comment about the function of the package, and a pointer to a fuller description, by using a browser -like lynx (see pkgsrc/www/lynx) or something like Mozilla -(pkgsrc/www/mozilla), or Communicator. This is also available online -as ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/packages/pkgsrc/README.html. +like lynx (see pkgsrc/www/lynx) or Mozilla (pkgsrc/www/mozilla), or +Communicator. This is also available online as +ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/packages/pkgsrc/README.html. Another way to find out what packages are in the collection is to move to the top-level pkgsrc directory and type "make index". This -will create pksrc/INDEX which can be watched via "make print-index | more". +will create pksrc/INDEX which can be viewed via "make print-index | more". You can also search for particular packages or keywords via "make search key=<somekeyword>". |