Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:50:30 -0600 From: Stephen Montgomery-Smith <stephen@math.missouri.edu> To: Steve Franks <bahamasfranks@gmail.com> Cc: ports@freebsd.org, Jeremy Messenger <mezz7@cox.net>, Olivier SMEDTS <olivier@gid0.org>, Dmitry Marakasov <amdmi3@amdmi3.ru>, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, Florent Thoumie <flz@xbsd.org> Subject: Re: how to install a port without install: in the Makefile Message-ID: <4979E746.6020703@math.missouri.edu> In-Reply-To: <539c60b90901230746o5a7dc2b5g735f17837de1480a@mail.gmail.com> References: <539c60b90901191200n66f37c76k749ebbb829378cb9@mail.gmail.com> <a01628140901230147y2be65b4eu66e7250f4d078c45@mail.gmail.com> <op.un7nnoz79aq2h7@localhost> <200901231622.53940.makc@issp.ac.ru> <a01628140901230619n4e385d74sf0079b8214f70cce@mail.gmail.com> <539c60b90901230746o5a7dc2b5g735f17837de1480a@mail.gmail.com>
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Steve Franks wrote: > I presume Florent's preferred method is "INSTALL_PROGRAM"? So far, > the only doc I've found is that it exists. So I put INSTALL_PROGRAM > $(WORKDIR)/$(PORTNAME) (portname just happens to be the name of the > executable) in the port Makefile, or what? I've never been able to > 'read' makefiles, so I'm not sure a look at ports.mk is going to cause > anything but frustration. We've spent minutes arguing philisophy, can > I get a couple seconds of example? :) Otherwise, PLIST_FILES looks > like it will work to me... I had to do something like this in math/naturalmath. I think this provides a very straightforward example of what you want. I recall I copied this from other ports - I don't remember which - but you can know that they do exist.
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