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tron b17455fce7 Because "kdbg" uses the directory structure created by "kdebase" it
must depend on that package instead of "kdelibs".
1999-09-27 21:26:18 +00:00
archivers Make this shorter.. 1999-09-19 19:39:37 +00:00
audio The gzipped patch file has disappeared from the server. It has been 1999-09-27 14:17:22 +00:00
benchmarks Use ${LOWER_OPSYS} instead of 1999-09-06 04:48:53 +00:00
biology Add and enable fastDNAml 1999-07-28 20:20:39 +00:00
cad Update dependency on guile to 1.3.2. 1999-08-29 21:50:20 +00:00
comms remove bogus NO_CDROMs 1999-09-23 16:32:06 +00:00
converters Because "ftp.kde.org" is an alias for "ftp.de.kde.org" again we explicitly 1999-09-15 18:44:14 +00:00
corba Update dependency to glib-1.2.4 1999-08-28 09:41:07 +00:00
cross Handle "exclude" files in a consistent fashion. The idea 1999-09-27 17:52:15 +00:00
databases Add and enable pgacess. 1999-09-21 19:13:40 +00:00
devel Because "kdbg" uses the directory structure created by "kdebase" it 1999-09-27 21:26:18 +00:00
distfiles Explain what goes here. 1997-12-17 09:25:18 +00:00
editors Enable 8-bit character support. 1999-09-27 18:21:58 +00:00
emulators Correct sub directory which got messed up during the update to 6.1p1. 1999-09-27 20:18:34 +00:00
fonts Consistency: 1999-09-21 17:20:03 +00:00
games Because "ftp.kde.org" is an alias for "ftp.de.kde.org" again we explicitly 1999-09-15 18:44:14 +00:00
graphics Register conflict with xpdf-crypto-0.90. 1999-09-25 20:43:25 +00:00
ham Add IS_INTERACTIVE=yes because this package really is. 1999-09-06 21:42:44 +00:00
japanese Fix freetype support, 1999-09-21 10:41:58 +00:00
lang Removed vast_f90 pkg until license issue is sorted out 1999-09-23 08:55:23 +00:00
mail Update "mutt" package to version 1.0pre3: 1999-09-25 15:50:03 +00:00
math Add missing dependency on python to BUILD_DEPENDS. 1999-09-10 15:39:34 +00:00
mbone ELF rpath issues. 1999-07-27 08:56:39 +00:00
meta-pkgs Update stale dependencies on rxvt and mutt. 1999-08-30 09:15:29 +00:00
misc clarify NO_CDROM 1999-09-22 19:21:52 +00:00
mk Abolish old-style bundled args for ${GTAR}. The purpose is to permit 1999-09-27 17:08:43 +00:00
net document and use DEFAULT_IRC_SERVER 1999-09-23 16:28:17 +00:00
news Make this work on Solaris. 1999-09-20 21:43:32 +00:00
packages Explain what goes here. 1997-12-17 09:25:18 +00:00
parallel Add package patch checksum files. 1999-07-09 14:09:02 +00:00
pkgtools put /usr/sbin into the PATH to make sure pkg_info is found 1999-09-25 16:06:54 +00:00
plan9 Request an explicit "make all" to build the library (default is a 1999-09-21 03:16:07 +00:00
print Add RCS Id. 1999-09-26 12:53:51 +00:00
security install(1) wants directories to install to to exist 1999-09-21 03:40:23 +00:00
shells Make this work on more operating systems with less effort. 1999-09-19 22:27:36 +00:00
sysutils Regenerate following Solaris changes to Makefile patch. 1999-09-27 13:29:41 +00:00
templates flush table headings left, noted by Ross Harvey 1999-08-23 22:02:27 +00:00
textproc Remove obsolete package t1libx. 1999-09-24 15:42:59 +00:00
www Regenerate, following the changes to the pathnames for the files being 1999-09-27 11:19:59 +00:00
x11 Create directory "share/kde/applnk/Development" required by various 1999-09-27 21:23:13 +00:00
Makefile only mv README-all.html aside if it exists 1999-08-23 21:37:28 +00:00
Packages.txt Add note about our policy of handling user-supplied binary packages. 1999-09-12 01:40:02 +00:00
README Minor mods to clean up the English. 1998-09-01 11:03:23 +00:00

$NetBSD: README,v 1.8 1998/09/01 11:03:23 agc Exp $

Welcome to the NetBSD Packages Collection
=========================================

In brief, the NetBSD Packages Collection is a set of software
utilities and libraries which have been ported to NetBSD.

The packages collection software can retrieve the software from its
home site, assuming you are connected in some way to the Internet,
verify its integrity, apply any patches, configure the software for
NetBSD, and build it.  Any prerequisite software will also be built
and installed for you.  Installation and de-installation of software
is managed by the packaging utilities.

The packages collection is made into a tar_file every week: 

	ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-current/tar_files/pkgsrc.tar.gz

and you can sup the pkgsrc tree using the `pkgsrc' name for the
collection.

The pkgsrc tree is laid out in various categories, and, within that,
the various packages themselves.

You need to have root privileges to install packages.  We are looking
at ways to remove this restriction.

+ To install a package on your system, you need to change into the
directory of the package, and type "make && make install".

+ If you've made a mistake, and decided that you don't want that
package on your system, then type "pkg_delete <pkg-name>", or "make
deinstall".

+ To find out all the packages that you have installed on your system,
type "pkg_info".

+ To remove the work directory, type "make clean", and "make
clean-depends" will clean up any working directories for other
packages that are built in the process of making your package.

+ You can set variables to customise the behaviour (where packages are
installed, various options for individual packages etc), by setting
variables in /etc/mk.conf.  The pkgsrc/mk/mk.conf.example file
provides some examples for customisation.

The best way to find out what packages are in the collection is to
move to the top-level pkgsrc directory (this will usually be
/usr/pkgsrc), and type "make readme".  This will create a file called
README.html in the top-level pkgsrc directory, and also in all
category and package directories.  You can then see what packages are
available, along with a short (one-line) comment about the function of
the package, and a pointer to a fuller description, by using a browser
like lynx (see pkgsrc/www/lynx) or Mozilla (pkgsrc/www/mozilla), or
Communicator.  This is also available online as
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/packages/pkgsrc/README.html.

Another way to find out what packages are in the collection is to
move to the top-level pkgsrc directory and type "make index". This
will create pksrc/INDEX which can be viewed via "make print-index | more".
You can also search for particular packages or keywords via
"make search key=<somekeyword>".

It is also possible to use the packaging software to install
pre-compiled binary packages by typing "pkg_add <URL-of-binary-pkg>". 
To see what binary packages are available, see:

	ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/packages/<release>/<arch>/All/

where <release> is the NetBSD release, and <arch> is the hardware
architecture.

For more information on the packages collection see the file
Packages.txt in this directory.