Re: pkg/47265: pkgsrc problem pkg_info: missing package name(s) involving pkgsrc/mk/pkgformat/pkg/metadata.mk

[Steven Drake <sbd%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/47265; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Steven Drake <sbd%NetBSD.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/47265: pkgsrc problem pkg_info: missing package name(s)
 involving pkgsrc/mk/pkgformat/pkg/metadata.mk
Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2012 22:26:48 +1300 (NZDT)

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 On Sat, 1 Dec 2012, Richard PALO wrote:
 
 > Le 01/12/12 10:40, Steven Drake a écrit :
 > > 
 > >   If you want to use pkgsrc supplied findutils make both of those variables
 > >   empty.
 > > 
 > Is this a rule or an exception only for findutils?
 > 
 > I have installed pkgsrc grep and modified my 'TOOLS_PLATFORM?=' path to
 > '#empty' and had problems in lintpkgsrc and pkg_chk come up (see the recent
 > discussion in pkgsrc-users%netbsd.org@localhost concerning gstreamer)...
 > 
 > I had to go back to specifying the path to get things sorted out again.
 
 If TOOLS_PLATFORM.xxx is not set (or empty) pkgsrc will use the pkgsrc
 supplied tool, the exception being grep.
 
 -- 
 Steven
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