From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 20 16:00:35 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F188B37B401 for ; Sun, 20 Jul 2003 16:00:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F59743F75 for ; Sun, 20 Jul 2003 16:00:32 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6KN0WUp092170 for ; Sun, 20 Jul 2003 16:00:32 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h6KN0WQR092169; Sun, 20 Jul 2003 16:00:32 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 16:00:32 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Message-Id: <200307202300.h6KN0WQR092169@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Josef El-Rayes Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C574837B404 for ; Sun, 20 Jul 2003 15:54:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.ac-net.at (secure.ac-net.at [212.24.125.8]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 91A5F43FCB for ; Sun, 20 Jul 2003 15:54:38 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from shammer@daemon.li) Received: from localhost (server.ac-net.at [127.0.0.1]) by mail.ac-net.at (AC-net Mailserver v1.3a) with ESMTP id 38B943FED for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 00:54:37 +0200 (CEST) Received: from daemon.li (dsl-155-13.utaonline.at [62.218.155.13]) by mail.ac-net.at (AC-net Mailserver v1.3a) with SMTP id BE1873F8E for ; Sun, 20 Jul 2003 22:54:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 44587 invoked from network); 20 Jul 2003 22:55:49 -0000 Received: from localhost (HELO daemon.li) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 20 Jul 2003 22:55:49 -0000 Received: (from shammer@localhost) by daemon.li (8.12.6/8.12.7/Submit) id h6KMtmMo044585; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 00:55:48 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from shammer) Message-Id: <200307202255.h6KMtmMo044585@daemon.li> Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 00:55:48 +0200 (CEST) From: Josef El-Rayes To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Subject: docs/54678: [patch] add PACKAGESITE to packages chapter X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Josef El-Rayes List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 23:00:35 -0000 >Number: 54678 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [patch] add PACKAGESITE to packages chapter >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: update >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Jul 20 16:00:32 PDT 2003 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Josef El-Rayes >Release: FreeBSD 4.8-STABLE i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD daemon.li 4.8-STABLE FreeBSD 4.8-STABLE #7: Thu Jul 3 21:46:26 CEST 2003 shammer@daemon.li:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/CUSTOM i386 >Description: the mentioning of PACKAGESITE was missing in packages chapter, imho very handy when you want to use mirrors. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: --- chapter.sgml.diff begins here --- --- chapter.sgml.orig Sun Jul 20 19:05:11 2003 +++ chapter.sgml Sun Jul 20 19:20:45 2003 @@ -351,8 +351,11 @@ url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/packages/">, or on the FreeBSD CD-ROM distribution. Every CD on the FreeBSD 4-CD set (and the PowerPak, etc.) contains packages - in the /packages directory. The layout - of the packages is similar to that of the + in the /packages directory. + If you want to specify another FreeBSD Packages Mirror, instead of + using the main distribution site, you have to set + PACKAGESITE accordingly. + The layout of the packages is similar to that of the /usr/ports tree. Each category has its own directory, and every package can be found within the All directory. --- chapter.sgml.diff ends here --- >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: