Subject: Re: pkg_install/DESCR and COMMENT and HOMEPAGE ?
To: Jeremy C. Reed <reed@reedmedia.net>
From: Johnny C. Lam <jlam@netbsd.org>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 09/11/2003 02:38:43
On Wed, Sep 10, 2003 at 05:57:02PM -0700, Jeremy C. Reed wrote:
> Is this okay?
> 
> Or does someone have a better DESCR and COMMENT for pkgsrc used on a
> variety of operating systems in general?

I think this looks great and is a vast improvement over the old DESCR
and COMMENT.  Please commit this, Jeremy.

> --- 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/
> 
>