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authorgjb <gjb@FreeBSD.org>2014-09-25 16:48:21 +0000
committergjb <gjb@FreeBSD.org>2014-09-25 16:48:21 +0000
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Document r271943, Latest/pkg.txz symlink included on the DVD to
make bootstrapping pkg(8) easier. Approved by: re (implicit) Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
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been updated to produce <acronym>UEFI</acronym>-capable and
<acronym>BIOS</acronym>-capable CD-ROM ISOs as well as memory
stick images for the &os;/&arch.amd64; architecture.</para>
+
+ <para revision="271943" contrib="sponsor" sponsor="&ff;">The
+ <filename>release/scripts/pkg-stage.sh</filename> script has
+ been updated to include a symlink to the on-disc version of
+ &man.pkg.8; in the <filename
+ class="directory">packages/</filename> structure on the
+ DVD installer. This allows the &man.pkg.7; bootstrap utility
+ to properly locate the <filename>Latest/pkg.txz</filename>
+ file on the DVD when <literal>REPOS_DIR</literal> is set to
+ <filename class="directory">/dist/packages/repos</filename>,
+ eliminating the need for a network connection or explicitly
+ providing the path to the version included on the DVD
+ installation medium.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 xml:id="doc">
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