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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..af0bf084f40 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +pkgsrc +====== + +[pkgsrc](https://pkgsrc.org) is a framework for building software for a +variety of UNIX-like systems. + +It produces binary packages, which can be managed with tools such as +[pkgin](http://pkgin.net/). + +Bootstrapping +------------- + +To use pkgsrc on operating systems other than NetBSD, you first need to +bootstrap: + + cd pkgsrc/bootstrap + ./bootstrap + +Note that this is only for the most simple case, using pkgsrc's defaults. +Please consult `bootstrap/README` and `bootstrap/README.OS` for detailed +information about bootstrapping. + +Building packages +----------------- + + cd pkgsrc/category/package-name + $PREFIX/bin/bmake install + +Where `$PREFIX` is where you've chosen to install packages (typically`/usr/pkg`) + +On NetBSD, `bmake` is simply the built-in `make` tool. + +To build packages in bulk, tools such as `pkgtools/pbulk` and +`pkgtools/pkg_comp` can be used. + +Troubleshooting +--------------- + +- Join the community IRC channel [#pkgsrc @ freenode](https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#pkgsrc). +- Subscribe to the [pkgsrc-users](https://netbsd.org/mailinglists/#pkgsrc-users) mailing list +- Send bugs and patches [via web form](https://www.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/sendpr.cgi?gndb=netbsd) (use the `pkg` category). + +Latest sources +-------------- + +To fetch the main CVS repository: + + cvs -d anoncvs@anoncvs.NetBSD.org:/cvsroot checkout -P pkgsrc + +To work in the Git mirror, which is updated every few hours from CVS: + + git clone https://github.com/NetBSD/pkgsrc.git + +Additional links +---------------- + +- [The pkgsrc guide](https://www.netbsd.org/docs/pkgsrc/) +- [pkgsrc in the NetBSD Wiki](https://wiki.netbsd.org/pkgsrc/) +- [pkgsrc.se](http://pkgsrc.se/) - a browsable index for pkgsrc packages +- [pkgsrc-wip](https://pkgsrc.org/wip/) - a project to get more people actively involved with creating packages for pkgsrc +- [pkgsrc on Twitter](https://twitter.com/pkgsrc) +- [pkgsrcCon](https://pkgsrc.org/pkgsrcCon) |