Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:59:22 +0200 From: Alexander Koch <ak+fbsd-ports@meersau.de> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Broken port palm/prc-tools "Incorrect pkg-plist" - Questions for fix Message-ID: <20040816225922.GA2464@vetinari.schwarzezone>
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Hello, because I'am new to FreeBSD and the portssystem I wan't ask some questions before I send a bug report for the prc-tools port to avoid more work as necessary for the ports manager. The port palm/prc-tools is marked broken with the comment: "Incorrect pkg-plist". Because I want the port, I said to me "Fix it, it should not be very difficult." This are the steps I have done and will do: I have followed Chapter 19 Automated package list creation from the porters handbook to create a pkg-plist. I have deleted the man pages in pkg-plist (and will check if the MANn variables in Makefile list all pages correct). Then I would try to install, deinstall, reinstall as described in Chapter 14 Testing your port. Because I'am not a programmer and only try programming a palm application (not more than a "Hello World" for the beginning ;) I don't know how to test the port itself in a manner to ensure functionality. Is this enough? What else should I do to make the fix work correctly on other systems (I have a 4.10 and a 5.2.1 to test the make targets)? Or should I leave the port untouched and ask for someone else to do it, who have more experiences with ports and try a smaller (less complicated) port? I have not yet read _all_ documenation, some hints to other useful docs which could help me in the process are welcome. I have still documentation to read, but if I waiting till I had read all there will be no fix for a long time ;) Thanks in advance, Alex
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