Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:40:59 -0400 From: Francisco Reyes <lists@stringsutils.com> To: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> Cc: FreeBSD Ports <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Source install to look like installed package Message-ID: <cone.1221684059.511719.60576.1000@zoraida.natserv.net> References: <cone.1221606730.422849.39251.1000@zoraida.natserv.net> <48D09A6A.3060200@infracaninophile.co.uk>
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Matthew Seaman writes: > You mean you want to generate a /var/db/pkg/portname-1.2.3 > directory with appropriate contents so you can wrangle a bunch > of files already on your hard drive as if they were a port? Yes. > Actually, that's pretty much what the ports system does when you > do an install from source. Check out the commands the 'do-package' > target runs as shown in /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk Ok. > Submitting PRs with updates to bring the FreePascal port up to date > will earn you karma points... I am thinking perhaps start out with a "binary" port or a package until I get familiar with the port system. Thanks for the pointers.
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