Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 21:02:48 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: James Housley <jim@thehousleys.net> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Help needed with port Makefile Message-ID: <20000522210248.C2835@parish> In-Reply-To: <39292993.19441F4D@thehousleys.net>; from jim@thehousleys.net on Mon, May 22, 2000 at 08:35:31AM -0400 References: <20000521234529.C236@parish> <39292993.19441F4D@thehousleys.net>
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On Mon, May 22, 2000 at 08:35:31AM -0400, James Housley wrote:
> Mark Ovens wrote:
> >
> > I'm trying to make a Makefile for a port and am having problems
> > installing the manpage.
> >
> > The port is only a sh(1) script but the porters handbook (which I've
> > spent a good deal of time reading) seems to be all based around built
> > from source ports where there is a Makefile in ${WRKSRC}. Since I
> > don't have that everything needs to be in the top level Makefile.
> >
> > Looking at other ports I've arrived at:
> >
> > PORTNAME= foobar
> > PORTVERSION= 1.0
> > CATEGORIES= sysutils
> > MASTER_SITES= ftp://ftp.ukug.uk.freebsd.org/pub/mark/foobar/
> >
> > MAINTAINER= mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org
> >
> > MAN1= foobar.1
> > MANCOMPRESSED= yes
> > NO_BUILD= yes
> >
> > do-install:
> > ${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKSRC}/foobar ${PREFIX}/bin/foobar
> > ${INSTALL_MAN} ${WRKSRC}/foobar.man ${PREFIX}/man/man1/${MAN1}
> >
> > .include <bsd.port.mk>
> >
> > The script itself installs OK and so does the manpage, except that I
> > can't work out how to compress it.
> >
> > Unfortunately I can't find another port that only installs that also
> > has a manpage. Any pointers would be much appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > BTW, please Cc: me as I'm not current;y subscribed to -ports.
> >
> Look into NO_WRKSUBDIR, in /usr/ports/Mk/port.bsd.mk
>
Thanks. Of course, you may as well unpack into ${WRKDIR} if there's no
building to be done.
My main problem turned out to be my mis-understanding of
MANCOMPRESSED.
> Jim
> --
> Nothing is fool proof, because fools are too ingenious.
--
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