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Date:      Mon, 8 Sep 2003 10:48:48 +0300
From:      Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net>
To:        sexbear <sexbear@tmu.edu.tw>
Cc:        doc@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: a question about FreeBSD Porter's Handbook
Message-ID:  <20030908074848.GQ556@straylight.oblivion.bg>
In-Reply-To: <000e01c3721f$0957d690$115447cb@sexbear>
References:  <000e01c3721f$0957d690$115447cb@sexbear>

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On Wed, Sep 03, 2003 at 09:26:52PM +0800, sexbear wrote:
> Recently, I tried to make a port, and I don't want to creat the pkg-plist=
 file manually, so I read Chapter 17 Automated package list creation.
> I followed the steps, but got errors when typing make install PREFIX=3D/v=
ar/tmp/port-name ( sorry I can't remeber it~~:p)
> Finally, I tried to creat the pkg-plist file manually at first(touch pkg-=
plist), then it worked well.
> Is it a correct step?
> If it is, wish it could be added to help someboby.

Yes, it is the correct way; I wonder how nobody noticed this one before :)

I just committed a change to the Porter's handbook listing this step;
it should show up on the FreeBSD website in a couple of hours, at the next
website rebuild.  Thanks for pointing out this omission! :)

G'luck,
Peter

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