Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:08:18 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: Joe <joeb_722@comclark.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [new port] usage of shar command Message-ID: <4C42D292.208@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <4C42CFDA.3040409@comclark.com> References: <4C42CFDA.3040409@comclark.com>
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On 18/07/2010 10:56:42, Joe wrote:
> After getting my port ready for submitting to the ports system, I read
> the above section from the porters handbook and come to a show stopper.=
>=20
> I can not figure out just what the author was trying to say with
> "output of shar `find port_dir`"
>=20
> Can someone explain how the shar command is intended to be used to
> create the file that gets send with the [new port] pr?
Suppose you have called your new port "splat", and you have therefore a
directory ~/splat containing the port Makefile, distinfo, pkg-descr,
etc. Then what you need to do is run exactly this:
% cd ~
% shar `find splat` > splat.shar
Note the special `backticks` -- they're important.
What this does is --
* Runs the command: find splat
This will print out a list of all the file and directory names
under the directory splat.
* Takes that list and turns it into part of the command line for
shar.
* Runs shar over all the files and directories found by find.
Now, just attach that splat.shar file to the PR (send-pr -a splat.shar)
as the final step in submitting your new port.
Cheers,
Matthew
--=20
Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard
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