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Subject: Re: Writing port makefile
From: Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com>
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On 13 Feb 2013 15:20, "Gary J. Hayers" <gary@hayers.org> wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> I am writing a makefile for a new port. The port in question is a simple
port that is a simple download extract and copy to a directory, how is the
best way to achieve this? There is no compiling of files in the work
directory it simply needs to extract and copy the file to a directory.

First define NO_BUILD=yes, and then make a do-install target.

What type of files, and to where?

Chris