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Date:      Sat, 4 Nov 2000 18:21:21 -0500
From:      Chris Faulhaber <jedgar@fxp.org>
To:        Aaron Smith <aaron-fbsd@mutex.org>
Cc:        ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: attempting to port a package with no makefile 'install' rule
Message-ID:  <20001104182121.A40398@peitho.fxp.org>
In-Reply-To: <20001104151406.D78199@gelatinous.com>; from aaron-fbsd@mutex.org on Sat, Nov 04, 2000 at 03:14:06PM -0800
References:  <20001104151406.D78199@gelatinous.com>

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On Sat, Nov 04, 2000 at 03:14:06PM -0800, Aaron Smith wrote:
> hi, i'm trying to build a port for litestream and i have a stylistic
> question about how to formulate my own 'install' rule since litestream's
> makefile has none.
> 
> do i use patchfiles to wedge an install rule into the makefile, or is there
> a ports-sanctioned 'install' psuedo-target that i should override instead?
> i read the porter's handbook and didn't find this addressed. help
> appreciated.
> 

See http://www.FreeBSD.org/porters-handbook/c190.html

You probably want to create a do-install: target in the port's
Makefile.

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Chris D. Faulhaber - jedgar@fxp.org - jedgar@FreeBSD.org
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