Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 10:52:52 +0100 From: Florent Thoumie <flz@xbsd.org> To: "Conrad J. Sabatier" <conrads@cox.net> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Running a script during port build Message-ID: <41A84E74.9010809@xbsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20041126182442.78562dc9@dolphin.local.net> References: <20041126181834.4a8ef9ad@dolphin.local.net> <20041126182442.78562dc9@dolphin.local.net>
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Conrad J. Sabatier wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 18:18:34 -0600, "Conrad J. Sabatier"
> <conrads@cox.net> wrote:
>
>
>>I'm trying to get a script to run as part of an update to
>>games/gnuchess (to optionally create the opening book for gnuchess).
>>I've placed the script under games/gnuchess/scripts as "pre-install",
>>but it never seems to be getting invoked.
>>
>>Has the use of a scripts dir for ports been deprecated? If not, what
>>does it take to get the script to actually be run?
>>
>>Thanks.
>
>
> I should add that the reason I'm asking is because I tried simply
> invoking the script from the Makefile, but none of the port environment
> variables (such as $DISTDIR, etc.) are exported to the script.
>
> What's the preferred way of doing this?
I think you should look at ${SCRIPTS_ENV}.
There's a lot of ports using this, net/gnu-radius seems to be a
good example for what you're trying to do.
--
Florent Thoumie
flz@xbsd.org
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