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authorhoek <hoek@FreeBSD.org>1999-07-12 02:33:47 +0000
committerhoek <hoek@FreeBSD.org>1999-07-12 02:33:47 +0000
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- FreeBSD.ORG => FreeBSD.org
- Don't discourage people from using "make readmes" - Document WRKDIRPREFIX.
-rw-r--r--share/man/man7/ports.732
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man7/ports.7 b/share/man/man7/ports.7
index 5130326..79367fc 100644
--- a/share/man/man7/ports.7
+++ b/share/man/man7/ports.7
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.\" $Id: ports.7,v 1.10 1999/04/29 21:40:55 hoek Exp $
+.\" $Id: ports.7,v 1.11 1999/05/02 05:04:26 hoek Exp $
.\"
.Dd January 25, 1998
.Dt PORTS 7
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ to install the application.
.Pp
It is possible to download and use ports from the FreeBSD repository
that are newer than the installed system; however it is important to
-install the appropriate "Upgrade Kit" from http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ports/
+install the appropriate "Upgrade Kit" from http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/
first! The
.Xr portcheckout 1
script (also a port, of course!) will help to download new ports.
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ script (also a port, of course!) will help to download new ports.
For more information about using ports, see
.Nm The Ports Collection
(file:/usr/share/doc/handbook/ports.html --or--
-http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/handbook/ports.html).
+http://www.FreeBSD.org/handbook/ports.html).
For information about creating new ports, see
.Nm Porting applications
(file:/usr/share/doc/handbook/porting.html --or--
-http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/handbook/porting.html).
+http://www.FreeBSD.org/handbook/porting.html).
Both are part of the FreeBSD Handbook.
.Pp
.Sh TARGETS
@@ -178,17 +178,9 @@ and
.It Ar readmes
Create a port's
.Pa README.html .
-You may need to
-.Xr fetch 1
-ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/FreeBSD-current/ports/templates/README.port
-and set
-.Ev TEMPLATES
-to its directory. This is intended for would-be release engineers -- most
-people can just read
-.Pa pkg/COMMENT
-and
-.Pa pkg/DESCR .
-.El
+This can be used from
+.Pa /usr/ports
+to create a browsable web of all ports on your system!
.Sh ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
You can change all of these.
.Bl -tag -width MASTER_SITES
@@ -205,6 +197,10 @@ and
.Pa /usr/pkgsrc
on
.Nx .
+.It Ev WRKDIRPREFIX
+Where to create any temporary files. Useful if
+.Ev PORTSDIR
+is read-only (perhaps mounted from a cdrom).
.It Ev DISTDIR
Where to find/put distfiles, normally
.Pa distfiles/
@@ -280,7 +276,7 @@ The big Kahuna.
.Pp
The FreeBSD handbook
.Pp
-http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ports
+http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports
.Pq searchable index of all ports
.Sh AUTHORS
This man page was originated by
@@ -292,6 +288,10 @@ and the awesome ports team.
.Nm The Ports Collection
appeared in
.Fx 1.0 .
+It has since spread to
+.Nx
+and
+.Ox .
.Sh BUGS
Ports documentation is split over four places ---
.Pa /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk ,
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