Subject: Re: Installing a package from pkgsrc without pkgsrc!
To: Stephen Brown <munkay@coolfactor.org>
From: None <mcmahill@mtl.mit.edu>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 01/15/2002 05:19:33
cd /usr/pkgsrc/foo/bar && make package


-Dan

On Tue, 15 Jan 2002, Stephen Brown wrote:

> Hi there.
> 
> I have the need to install a package for the i386 that is not in
> precompiled format, yet the machine I am installing on does not have
> pkgsrc (very small HDD)
> 
> I so have other systems here running the same verison of NetBSD, so my
> question is, how can I build a precompiled package locally from the pkgsrc
> tree?
> 
> I have only been using NetBSD for about 8 months, and still consider
> myself a newbie, so if it is an overly difficult procedure, go easy with
> me! :)
> 
> THanks in advance
> 
> Steve Brown
>