pkgsrc/pkgtools/pkg_comp1/DESCR
jmmv 135a5dd16a Move pkgtools/pkg_comp to pkgtools/pkg_comp1.
This is to make room for pkg_comp 2.0, which is coming soon.  The new release
is significantly different from the 1.x series in features (supports multiple
platforms, bootstrap, and pbulk) but also comes with a different configuration
syntax.
2017-02-12 10:48:55 +00:00

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pkg_comp is a small utility designed to build packages inside a
clean chroot tree.
Some ideas about what to use it for (taken from manpage):
* Build packages for other system versions. For example, build
packages for NetBSD 1.5 while you are running NetBSD current.
* Build packages using different options than your current system
like changing the threading library, COPTS, placement of
configuration files, etc.
* Debug the build process of a package, checking if buildlinks
work properly.
* Avoid autoconf's side effects by keeping a separate chroot for
each project, like one for GNOME2 and another one for KDE3.
* Schedule builds of package sets for several different machines.