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Diffstat (limited to 'pkgtools')
-rw-r--r-- | pkgtools/pkg_alternatives/files/pkg_alternatives.8 | 31 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | pkgtools/pkg_alternatives/files/pkg_alternatives.sh | 11 |
2 files changed, 27 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/pkgtools/pkg_alternatives/files/pkg_alternatives.8 b/pkgtools/pkg_alternatives/files/pkg_alternatives.8 index ca90e10ad09..c0e7fc862de 100644 --- a/pkgtools/pkg_alternatives/files/pkg_alternatives.8 +++ b/pkgtools/pkg_alternatives/files/pkg_alternatives.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $NetBSD: pkg_alternatives.8,v 1.2 2005/01/25 16:27:37 jmmv Exp $ +.\" $NetBSD: pkg_alternatives.8,v 1.3 2005/01/25 16:47:20 jmmv Exp $ .\" .\" pkg_alternatives - Generic wrappers for programs with similar interfaces .\" Copyright (c) 2005 Julio M. Merino Vidal <jmmv@NetBSD.org> @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ .Nd generic wrappers for programs with similar interfaces .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm -.Op Fl sw +.Op Fl gsw .Op Fl p Ar prefix action .Ar arg1 ... argN @@ -62,13 +62,14 @@ in place of the generic name which points to one of the multiple .Em alternatives available. .Pp -The alternatives are classified according to the -.Em package -they belong to. +The alternatives are classified according to the package they belong to, +forming +.Em groups +of alternatives. In other words, a concrete package contains a list of all the wrappers it affects by providing alternatives to them. This makes things easier to the end user and/or the administrator who has -to deal with them, as they can manually select a package rather than a +to deal with them, as they can manually select a group (package) rather than a bunch of wrappers. .Pp Wrappers are identified by its file name relative to the installation @@ -129,6 +130,12 @@ will take care to (un)register themselves from them when (de)installed. .Ss Options The following options are available: .Bl -tag -width XpXprefixX +.It Fl g +Operate on groups of wrappers rather than individual files. +This is the opposite of +.Fl w +and is currently the default behavior. +Affects the behavior of all actions. .It Fl p Ar prefix Set installation prefix. This affects where wrappers and their manual pages are looked for. @@ -138,12 +145,14 @@ if this flag is not given. .It Fl s Run in silent mode: no output except for errors. .It Fl w -Operate on wrappers rather than on packages. -This affects the behavior of all actions. +Operate on individual wrappers rather than on groups. +This is the opposite of +.Fl g . +Affects the behavior of all actions. .El -.Ss Actions in package mode +.Ss Actions in group mode The following table describes each available action and its behavior when -working in package mode. +working in group mode. All these actions are at a higher level than the same actions in wrapper mode. They always end up using the later at some point, so you should also @@ -215,7 +224,7 @@ The following table describes each available action and its behavior when working in wrapper mode. Note that these actions work at a very low level as they are used to manage wrappers and alternative commands directly. -In most situations, you will want to use these actions in package mode. +In most situations, you will want to use these actions in group mode. .Bl -tag -width XXXX .It auto Ar wrapper Removes any manual configuration created for the given diff --git a/pkgtools/pkg_alternatives/files/pkg_alternatives.sh b/pkgtools/pkg_alternatives/files/pkg_alternatives.sh index 0e04a39daad..1a88257428c 100644 --- a/pkgtools/pkg_alternatives/files/pkg_alternatives.sh +++ b/pkgtools/pkg_alternatives/files/pkg_alternatives.sh @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ #!@SH@ # -# $NetBSD: pkg_alternatives.sh,v 1.2 2005/01/25 16:27:37 jmmv Exp $ +# $NetBSD: pkg_alternatives.sh,v 1.3 2005/01/25 16:47:20 jmmv Exp $ # # pkg_alternatives - Generic wrappers for programs with similar interfaces # Copyright (c) 2005 Julio M. Merino Vidal <jmmv@NetBSD.org> @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ action_destroy_package() { wrapper=$(echo ${w} | sed -e 's|^./||') manpage=$(get_manpage ${wrapper}) info "removing wrapper \`${wrapper}'" - rm -f ${Prefix}/${wrapper} + rm -f ${Prefix}/${wrapper} info "removing manual page \`${manpage}'" rm -f ${manpage} done @@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ mkdir_p() { # Shows an usage message and exits the program with an error condition. # usage() { - echo "Usage: ${Prog_Name} [-sw] [-p prefix] action [arg1 ... argN]" 1>&2 + echo "Usage: ${Prog_Name} [-gsw] [-p prefix] action [arg1 ... argN]" 1>&2 exit 1 } @@ -603,12 +603,15 @@ warn() { # action. # main() { - args=$(getopt p:sw ${*}) + args=$(getopt gp:sw ${*}) [ ${?} -eq 0 ] || usage set -- ${args} what=package while [ ${#} -gt 0 ]; do case ${1} in + -g) + what=package + ;; -p) Prefix=$2; shift Conf_Dir=@CONFDIR@${Prefix} |