--- Frederick Bruckman <fredb@immanent.net> wrote:
> The "make package" target will make packages of any
> prerequisites it
> has to build and install to build the new package.
> So if you use "make
> package" all the time, you'll have packages for
> everything you have
> installed.
> 
> "pkgsrc" doesn't support making a package of
> something that's already
> installed (after the work directory is cleaned),
> although the
> "pkg_tarup" package evidently does a reasonable job
> of it. In my
> opinion, though, such a package isn't really
> suitable for the purpose
> you describe, as errors might have crept in, or
> files may have been
> overwritten, between the time you built and
> installed the package and
> the time you tar it up.

Ok, that may have been the case. I did a "make
install" on a few things and I don't think I removed
all the dependencies before I did a "make package".
I'm trying again.

Thanks.

Andy

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