Subject: pkg/21469: REPLACE_PERL not mentioned in Packages.txt
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Soren Jacobsen <soren@bob.blef.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 05/05/2003 16:05:53
>Number:         21469
>Category:       pkg
>Synopsis:       REPLACE_PERL not mentioned in Packages.txt
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    pkg-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Mon May 05 23:07:01 UTC 2003
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Soren Jacobsen
>Release:        NetBSD 1.6.1
>Organization:
>Environment:
pkgsrc as of 5/5/2003.
>Description:
REPLACE_PERL not mentioned in Packages.txt
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:

Index: Packages.txt
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/pkgsrc/Packages.txt,v
retrieving revision 1.289
diff -b -u -r1.289 Packages.txt
--- Packages.txt	2003/04/04 20:15:51	1.289
+++ Packages.txt	2003/05/05 23:03:18
@@ -2500,6 +2500,12 @@
 entry. A "preserved" package will not be deleted using pkg_delete(1),
 unless the "-f" option is used.
 
+ 10.33 Packages containing perl scripts
+ ======================================
+
+If your package contains interpreted perl scripts, set REPLACE_PERL to
+ensure that the proper interpreter path is set. REPLACE_PERL should
+contain a list of scripts, relative to WRKSRC, that you want adjusted.
 
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