Automatic conversion of the NetBSD pkgsrc CVS module, use with care
Find a file
1998-07-14 20:27:28 +00:00
archivers Nuke FETCH_DEPENDS - use BUILD_DEPENDS, which actually executes before 1998-06-26 20:07:13 +00:00
audio Update xpm to 3.4k. 1998-07-04 09:18:54 +00:00
benchmarks Make packages which use NetBSD's bsd.man.mk work with automatic manual 1998-06-20 09:20:38 +00:00
cad portlint: remove whitespace before end of line 36. 1998-06-26 09:10:23 +00:00
comms Update to pilot-link 0.8.13. 1998-07-06 18:46:07 +00:00
converters Miscellaneous cleanups after the automatic manual page handling changes. 1998-06-22 13:51:33 +00:00
databases Update for automatic shared object handling. 1998-07-14 16:21:35 +00:00
devel Use automatic shared object handling. 1998-07-14 15:55:38 +00:00
distfiles Explain what goes here. 1997-12-17 09:25:18 +00:00
editors This emacs understands GNU autoconf's --host option; don't try to override 1998-07-10 17:57:47 +00:00
emulators Initial port of the XMESS game console emulator. 1998-07-09 12:34:56 +00:00
fonts/Xg %D not needed on @dirrm 1998-05-08 17:25:36 +00:00
games Update xpm to 3.4k. 1998-07-04 09:18:54 +00:00
graphics Update to use libtool; it now works on ELF and static-only platforms. 1998-07-14 19:55:49 +00:00
lang Forgot portlint. Also, should have credited tron for patchfiles 1998-07-11 20:44:52 +00:00
mail Update nmh to 0.27. 1998-07-12 21:29:46 +00:00
math Update to 1.3 1998-07-11 23:38:14 +00:00
mbone Pkg-name consistency: last '-'-seperated token is version. 1998-07-14 12:08:36 +00:00
misc cat ${PKGDIR}/MESSAGE in bsd.pkg.mk if it exists, don't do it in every 1998-07-14 10:56:15 +00:00
mk On NetBSD ports which don't support shared objects, comment out any 1998-07-14 16:48:48 +00:00
net cat ${PKGDIR}/MESSAGE in bsd.pkg.mk if it exists, don't do it in every 1998-07-14 10:56:15 +00:00
news cat ${PKGDIR}/MESSAGE in bsd.pkg.mk if it exists, don't do it in every 1998-07-14 10:56:15 +00:00
packages Explain what goes here. 1997-12-17 09:25:18 +00:00
pkgtools/xpkgwedge cat ${PKGDIR}/MESSAGE in bsd.pkg.mk if it exists, don't do it in every 1998-07-14 10:56:15 +00:00
plan9 Update package Makefiles for automatic manual page handling. 1998-06-22 12:58:33 +00:00
print Don't try to install contrib el files. 1998-07-09 12:03:49 +00:00
security Change to build and install rsaref using libtool. No more NetBSD-custom 1998-07-14 18:48:37 +00:00
shells Update package Makefiles for automatic manual page handling. 1998-06-22 12:58:33 +00:00
sysutils cat ${PKGDIR}/MESSAGE in bsd.pkg.mk if it exists, don't do it in every 1998-07-14 10:56:15 +00:00
templates s/Klick/Click/, as per cgd 1998-06-01 21:15:27 +00:00
textproc Update package Makefiles for automatic manual page handling. 1998-06-22 12:58:33 +00:00
www Don't even try finding X11. No X-specific software is supplied, but it 1998-07-14 17:12:35 +00:00
x11 Forgot to commit this: link "kaudio/maudio" with "ossaudio" library. 1998-07-14 20:27:28 +00:00
Makefile Comment out SUBDIR+=ai, since we don't have it yet. 1998-05-17 13:30:41 +00:00
Packages.txt Note tech-pkg@netbsd.org 1998-07-13 15:37:12 +00:00
README Minor reformatting, plus mention URL for online pkg list. 1998-07-13 15:42:41 +00:00

$NetBSD: README,v 1.6 1998/07/13 15:42:41 hubertf 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 weekly into a tar_file: 

	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.

+ To find out what variables exists to customize some behaviour of
pkgsrc (e.g. where it installs to) have a look at
pkgsrc/mk/mk.conf.example. You can set those in /etc/mk.conf.

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 something like 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 watched 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:

	http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/netbsd/Packages.txt