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/). pkgsrc is highly configurable, supporting building packages for an arbitrary installation prefix (the default is `/usr/pkg`), allowing multiple branches to coexist on one machine, a build options framework, and a compiler transformation framework, among other advanced features. Unprivileged use and installation is also supported. pkgsrc is the default package manager for [NetBSD](https://www.NetBSD.org/) and [SmartOS](https://www.tritondatacenter.com/smartos). It's also supported as a first-class option in [OmniOS CE](https://omniosce.org/) and [Oasis Linux](https://github.com/oasislinux/oasis). 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. Community / Troubleshooting --------------------------- - Join the community IRC channel [#pkgsrc @ libera.chat](https://web.libera.chat/#pkgsrc). - Join the community Matrix room [#pkgsrc:nil.im](https://matrix.to/#/!YcdqKPizLfuTGHacZp:matrix.org) - Subscribe to the [pkgsrc-users](https://www.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 ---------------- - [pkgsrc guide](https://www.NetBSD.org/docs/pkgsrc/) - the authoritative document on pkgsrc, also available as `doc/pkgsrc.txt` - [pkgsrc in the NetBSD Wiki](https://wiki.NetBSD.org/pkgsrc/) - miscellaneous articles and tutorials - [pkgsrc.se](https://pkgsrc.se/) - a searchable web index of pkgsrc - [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) - announcements to the world - [pkgsrcCon](https://pkgsrc.org/pkgsrcCon) - we get together - [BulkTracker](https://bulktracker.appspot.com/) - a web application that tracks pkgsrc bulk builds