Subject: pkg_install/DESCR and COMMENT and HOMEPAGE ?
To: None <tech-pkg@NetBSD.org>
From: Jeremy C. Reed <reed@reedmedia.net>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 09/10/2003 17:57:02
Is this okay?
Or does someone have a better DESCR and COMMENT for pkgsrc used on a
variety of operating systems in general?
--- pkgtools/pkg_install//DESCR 2003/09/09 13:34:17 1.3
+++ pkgtools/pkg_install//DESCR 2003/09/11 00:52:44
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+This package includes the package installation and administration tools:
+
+pkg_add - a utility for installing and upgrading software packages
+pkg_admin - perform various administrative tasks to the pkg system
+pkg_create - a utility for creating software package distributions
+pkg_delete - a utility for deleting previously installed software packages
+pkg_info - a utility for displaying information on software packages
+pkg_view - a utility for managing package views
+linkfarm - a utility for managing symbolic links to package files
+
This is a copy of NetBSD-current's pkg_* tools in a format which
is able to be installed as a package. To prevent deinstallation,
they don't register themselves as a package. On NetBSD, they simply
Index: pkgtools/pkg_install//Makefile
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/pkgsrc/pkgtools/pkg_install/Makefile,v
retrieving revision 1.81
diff -b -u -r1.81 Makefile
--- pkgtools/pkg_install//Makefile 2003/09/02 22:34:04 1.81
+++ pkgtools/pkg_install//Makefile 2003/09/11 00:52:44
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
DISTFILES= # empty
MAINTAINER= tech-pkg@NetBSD.org
-HOMEPAGE= http://www.NetBSD.org/
-COMMENT= NetBSD-current's pkg_* tools
+HOMEPAGE= http://www.pkgsrc.org/
+COMMENT= Package installation and administration tools
USE_BUILDLINK2= # defined
Jeremy C. Reed
http://www.reedmedia.net/