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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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