From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 6 08:10:02 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E61D81065671; Sun, 6 Jul 2008 08:10:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B812F8FC16; Sun, 6 Jul 2008 08:10:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m668A25i061059; Sun, 6 Jul 2008 08:10:02 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.1/Submit) id m668A2op061058; Sun, 6 Jul 2008 08:10:02 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2008 08:10:02 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200807060810.m668A2op061058@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Cc: keramida@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Giorgos Keramidas Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7AB691065693 for ; Sun, 6 Jul 2008 08:00:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from igloo.linux.gr (igloo.linux.gr [62.1.205.36]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CBD538FC13 for ; Sun, 6 Jul 2008 08:00:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from kobe.laptop (adsl135-103.kln.forthnet.gr [77.49.254.103]) (authenticated bits=128) by igloo.linux.gr (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-4) with ESMTP id m6680HOn021366 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Sun, 6 Jul 2008 11:00:23 +0300 Received: from kobe.laptop (kobe.laptop [127.0.0.1]) by kobe.laptop (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m6680HtE036492 for ; Sun, 6 Jul 2008 11:00:17 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@kobe.laptop) Received: (from keramida@localhost) by kobe.laptop (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id m6680HDb036464; Sun, 6 Jul 2008 11:00:17 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida) Message-Id: <200807060800.m6680HDb036464@kobe.laptop> Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2008 11:00:17 +0300 (EEST) From: Giorgos Keramidas To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 X-GNATS-Notify: keramida Cc: Subject: docs/125329: PACKAGEROOT should be documented in the Handbook X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Giorgos Keramidas List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:10:03 -0000 >Number: 125329 >Category: docs >Synopsis: PACKAGEROOT should be documented in the Handbook >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Jul 06 08:10:02 UTC 2008 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Giorgos Keramidas >Release: FreeBSD 8.0-CURRENT i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD kobe 8.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 8.0-CURRENT #0: \ Sat Jul 5 08:27:06 EEST 2008 build@kobe:/home/build/obj/home/build/src/sys/KOBE i386 >Description: PACKAGEROOT and the other pkg_add(1) environment variables should probably be documented, or at least referenced, in the Handbook too. They are not 'obvious' for someone reading our Handbook and there's at least one instance of a recent thread in freebsd-hackers where a user didn't know about PACKAGEROOT at all. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: