Are there any instructions on how to make packages?  I do quite a bit of
compiling on my 3100, to the point of pondering the setting up a second
box.  Seems a shame to compile and not share it.

JS




David Brownlee wrote:
> 
>         In a fit of sheer 'why not' I've compiled up some NetBSD/vax binary
>         packages (Using the NetBSD packages system), and uploaded them to:
> 
>             ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/packages/1.3/vax
> 
>                 archivers:      unzip-5.32      zip-2.2
>                 devel:          gmake-3.76.1    gtexinfo-3.11
>                 graphics:       png-0.96
>                 mail:           pine-3.96
>                 net:            samba-1.9.18p1  tcptrace-4.1.3  ttcp
>                 shells:         tcsh-6.07.02
>                 sysutils:       top-3.5beta6
> 
>         You should be able to just download them and run
> 
>             'pkg_add <package.tgz>'
> 
>         They were compiled under 1.3 but should work fine on later systems.
>         Are there any particular other packages people would like?
>         I'm currently toying with compiling up X11, which would enable me
>         to produce a full ssh distribution (one optional program uses X11).
>         I also _have_ to get perl compiled up... on principle :)
> 
>                 David/absolute
> 
>                 -- the brightness darkens in your eyes... --