From fd2711d332911493e2d427457dfb9d44377f997c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: hubertf Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 04:13:29 +0000 Subject: Add note about .gz suffix of manpages in PLIST; requested by Ty Sarna . --- Packages.txt | 11 +++++++---- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'Packages.txt') diff --git a/Packages.txt b/Packages.txt index 72998fb078f..4beef9126a1 100644 --- a/Packages.txt +++ b/Packages.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# $NetBSD: Packages.txt,v 1.4 1997/12/26 03:42:33 hubertf Exp $ +# $NetBSD: Packages.txt,v 1.5 1997/12/27 04:13:29 hubertf Exp $ ########################################################################### ========================== @@ -485,12 +485,15 @@ of when dealing with the PLIST file (or files, see below!). -m" gives. * Manpage-compression: - Manpages should be installed in compressed for if MANZ is set (in + Manpages should be installed in compressed form if MANZ is set (in bsd.own.mk), and uncompressed otherwise. To handle this in the PLIST file, the suffix ".gz" is appended/removed automatically for manpages according to MANZ and MANCOMPRESSED being set or not, see above for - details. This modification of the PLIST file is done on a copy of it, - not pkg/PLIST itself. + details. (We don't regard any .gz suffix on manpages set in pkg/PLIST, + as many FreeBSD ports seem to have .gz pages in PLIST even when they + install manpages without compressing them; rather, we set it on our + own here, if needed). This modification of the PLIST file is done on + a copy of it, not pkg/PLIST itself. 5.2 MD/MI vs. general PLIST -- cgit v1.2.3