[pkgsrc/trunk]: pkgsrc/doc/guide/files Fix typo and move the "known issues" s...

[tv <tv%pkgsrc.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/pkgsrc/rev/12be50631900
branches:  trunk
changeset: 502008:12be50631900
user:      tv <tv%pkgsrc.org@localhost>
date:      Tue Nov 01 14:27:10 2005 +0000

description:
Fix typo and move the "known issues" section for Interix into the Guide.

diffstat:

 doc/guide/files/platforms.xml |  24 ++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diffs (45 lines):

diff -r 6eb8c3439b7f -r 12be50631900 doc/guide/files/platforms.xml
--- a/doc/guide/files/platforms.xml     Tue Nov 01 14:26:51 2005 +0000
+++ b/doc/guide/files/platforms.xml     Tue Nov 01 14:27:10 2005 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $NetBSD: platforms.xml,v 1.16 2005/11/01 14:16:24 tv Exp $ -->
+<!-- $NetBSD: platforms.xml,v 1.17 2005/11/01 14:27:10 tv Exp $ -->
 
 <chapter id="platforms">
   <title>Using pkgsrc on systems other than &os;</title>
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
       <sect3 id="platform.interix-notes">
        <title>Important notes for using pkgsrc</title>
 
-       <para>The package imanager (either the pkgsrc "su" user, or the user
+       <para>The package manager (either the pkgsrc "su" user, or the user
          running "pkg_add") must be a member of the local Administrators
          group.  Such a user must also be used to run the bootstrap.  This is
          slightly relaxed from the normal pkgsrc requirement of "root".</para>
@@ -313,6 +313,26 @@
 </programlisting>
 
       </sect3>
+      <sect3 id="platform.interix-knownissues">
+       <title>Known issues for pkgsrc on Interix</title>
+
+       <para>It is not necessary, in general, to have a "root" user on the
+         Windows system; any member of the local Administrators group will
+         suffice.  However, some packages currently assume that the user
+         named "root" is the privileged user.  To accommodate these, you
+         may create such a user; make sure it is in the local group
+         Administrators (or your language equivalent).</para>
+
+       <para>"pkg_add" creates directories of mode 0755, not 0775, in
+         $PKG_DBDIR.  For the time being, install packages as the local
+         Administrator (or your language equivalent), or run the following
+         command after installing a package to work around the issue:</para>
+
+<programlisting>
+    chmod -R g+w $PKG_DBDIR
+</programlisting>
+
+      </sect3>
     </sect2>
 
     <sect2 id="irix">