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Diffstat (limited to 'mk/help')
-rw-r--r-- | mk/help/distname.help | 11 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/mk/help/distname.help b/mk/help/distname.help index ca937e71a3a..3b8346dec2e 100644 --- a/mk/help/distname.help +++ b/mk/help/distname.help @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# $NetBSD: distname.help,v 1.1 2007/02/06 20:03:30 rillig Exp $ +# $NetBSD: distname.help,v 1.2 2007/09/11 21:21:33 rillig Exp $ # # DISTNAME # Every package definition should start with the definition of this @@ -19,8 +19,13 @@ # value changes over time. # # When the variable is defined by the package, it should consist -# of the package name and version, as released upstream. The "nb" -# part is specified by another variable, PKGREVISION. +# of the package name (PKGBASE) and version. The version is a list +# of numbers, separated by either a dot or one of the keywords +# "alpha", "beta", "pre", "rc" (release candidate), +# "pl" (patch level). +# +# The "nb" part, which is often seen in package names, is not +# specified with PKGNAME, but with PKGREVISION. # # Later, in bsd.pkg.mk, the "nb" part is added to PKGNAME, so when # it is used in the package, its value may differ. The package |