Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:19:09 +1000 From: Da Rock <freebsd-questions@herveybayaustralia.com.au> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Usage of '@cwd' and '@srcdir' in a package list Message-ID: <4F31B16D.8020300@herveybayaustralia.com.au> In-Reply-To: <4F318801.2040601@mahan.org> References: <4F318801.2040601@mahan.org>
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On 02/08/12 06:22, Patrick Mahan wrote: > All, > > Need a little direction on package creation. This issue > is hitting me on both 8.0, 8.2 and 9.0 FreeBSD (amd64) > releases. > > I'm trying to create a package using pkg_create with > the intention of installing under /usr/local. However, > my build environment is private (not under /usr/ports > or /usr/src) and I *do not* install before creating > the package file. > > My problem is that if I have the following in my > package list file - > > @cwd /usr/local > @srcdir . > ... > relative filepaths > ... > > The the pkg_create fails with tar complaining about > not being able to source the files, even though I > invoke pkg_create at the top of the subtree and the > files are relative to my current working directory. > > I have also tried the '-s `pwd`' option to pkg_create > as well, with no success. > > Removing the @cwd line allows the package to be built. > > Reading the man page it states > > "@srcdir directory > Set the internal directory pointer for _creation only_ to > directory. That is to say that it overrides @cwd for > package creation but not extraction." > > Which seems to be what I want but why is it not overriding? > > Any pointers are welcomed. I think you will get a better (and probably quicker) answer on ports@
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