Re: Git pkgsrc - setting file locations

[Bob Bernstein <poobah%ruptured-duck.com@localhost>]

On Wed, 15 Jul 2020, Greg A. Woods wrote:

> These are my relevant hacks which I make directly to 
> pkgsrc/mk/defaults/mk.conf:

> PKGMAKECONF = /etc/mk.conf
> PKGSRC_MAKE_ENV +=	USER=${USER:Q}
> WRKOBJDIR ?=	/var/package-obj/${USER}
> DISTDIR ?=	/var/package-distfiles
> PACKAGES ?=	/var/packages/${USER}/${OPSYS}/${OS_VERSION:C/9.0.*/9.0/:C/9.99..*/9.99/}/${MACHINE_ARCH}

Okay, I think I can wrap my brain around those.

I may slow-walk my adoption of these others. I am in my current 
fix because I played fast and loose with /etc/mk.conf without 
understanding the full implications of the changes I was making. 
Always looking for quick 'n dirty...but enough already with my 
moralizing.

Thank you Greg@

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