From 38db9a70a8dcbb361febcc60136c04fa8707d2a4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: hoek Date: Sat, 7 Feb 1998 21:07:51 +0000 Subject: Change documentation for `make package' (Thanks (indirectly) O'Brien!). Document `make readmes'. This is getting old, and the intent is to stop questions regarding it; however, I have a suspicion documenting it will work counter to ending questions about it and am mentally prepared to see it go-ooooooooo....... --- share/man/man7/ports.7 | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) (limited to 'share/man') diff --git a/share/man/man7/ports.7 b/share/man/man7/ports.7 index adf9885..0dec3aa 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 1.3 1998/01/28 01:12:05 obrien Exp $ +.\" $Id: ports.7,v 1.4 1998/01/31 02:55:58 hoek Exp $ .\" .Dd January 25, 1998 .Dt PORTS 7 @@ -162,17 +162,24 @@ install the port on other machines with .Xr pkg_add 1 . If the directory specified by .Ev PACKAGES -does not exist -.Po -usually -.Pa /usr/ports/packages -or -.Pa /usr/pkgsrc/packages -.Pc -you must define either +does not exist the package will be put into the current directory. +See .Ev PKGREPOSITORY -or +and .Ev PKGFILE . +.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 .Sh ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES You can change all of these. @@ -203,11 +210,11 @@ target; the base directory for the packages tree, normally in .Ev PORTSDIR . If this directory exists, the package tree will be (partially) constructed. -This directory does not have to exist; if it doesn't, however, you will have -to define one of +This directory does not have to exist; if it doesn't packages will be +placed into the current directory, or you can define one of .Bl -tag -width PKGREPOSITORY .It Ev PKGREPOSITORY -What directory to put the package in. +Directory to put the package in. .It Ev PKGFILE The full path to the package. .El -- cgit v1.1