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jlam e81df6dcf6 Update p5-Curses to 1.05. Some changes in the new version:
o Added the missing support functions c_chstrlen, c_Screen2sv.
   Oops. :)

 o Updated DIAGNOSTICS section of pod.

 o Added typedef detection support.

 o Rearranged PANELS support a little.

 o Removed support for wattr_get, wattr_off, wattr_on, and
   wattr_set (for now).  I got the prototypes from ncurses-1.9.9g,
   but they apparently differ from the "standard" ones.

 o Renamed "lines" everywhere, 'cause some curses library writer
   was stupid enough to #define it.  (Go figure.)

 o Reworked "optional" arguments, which only affects newterm(),
   panel_above() and panel_below().  Now, if you want to specify
   "NULL" as an argument, use "undef" instead of omitting the
   argument.  (Don't worry if this doesn't make sense.  You
   probably aren't affected anyway.)

 o Added the ncurses "curs_mouse" functions, but I have no idea
   if they work.  I couldn't even get the C versions to work, so
   I had no way of testing them.  Feedback on these functions
   would be appreciated.
2000-08-28 18:20:37 +00:00
archivers include missing header file. fixes recently noted compile problems on 1.4.2/sparc. 2000-08-22 11:53:06 +00:00
audio Bugfix: Make choosing `outputs.line' as volume control device 2000-08-26 16:41:49 +00:00
benchmarks Remove (sometimes FreeBSD) packager's (porter's) name from DESCR. 2000-08-11 01:07:45 +00:00
biology Convert packages to use PERL5_PACKLIST (part 1). These were the easy 2000-08-27 07:10:59 +00:00
cad Use new PERL5 variable instead of ${LOCALBASE}/bin/perl. 2000-08-27 02:46:03 +00:00
comms Be a bit more selective in installing (don't install fidogate.info.orig); 2000-08-28 09:36:31 +00:00
converters Convert packages to use PERL5_PACKLIST (part 1). These were the easy 2000-08-27 07:10:59 +00:00
cross Retire USE_PKGLIBTOOL in favour of USE_LIBTOOL. 2000-08-14 14:57:52 +00:00
databases add etc/rc.d/geneweb.sh and sbin/gwsetup; sort PLIST 2000-08-28 13:54:38 +00:00
devel Update p5-Curses to 1.05. Some changes in the new version: 2000-08-28 18:20:37 +00:00
distfiles Add .cvsignore to stop cvs update listing every distfile and more 1999-11-24 11:53:24 +00:00
editors Add and enable wordperfect 2000-08-25 01:08:48 +00:00
emulators Update to 1.5. Changes since 1.2: 2000-08-27 14:08:31 +00:00
fonts Replace MIRROR_DISTFILES and NO_CDROM with the more descriptive and 2000-08-18 22:46:29 +00:00
games Convert packages to use PERL5_PACKLIST (part 1). These were the easy 2000-08-27 07:10:59 +00:00
graphics Add and enable flashplayer 2000-08-28 17:39:08 +00:00
ham Updated 7plus to 255 2000-08-14 15:52:59 +00:00
japanese Convert packages to use PERL5_PACKLIST (part 1). These were the easy 2000-08-27 07:10:59 +00:00
lang Add share/hugs/lib/exts/Memo.hs and share/hugs/lib/exts/Stable.hs; 2000-08-28 14:02:50 +00:00
mail Convert packages to use PERL5_PACKLIST (part 1). These were the easy 2000-08-27 07:10:59 +00:00
math Fix broken DEPENDS on netcdf. 2000-08-28 05:41:02 +00:00
mbone We don't need BUILD_DEPENDS and DEPENDS for the same package, 2000-08-24 00:46:13 +00:00
meta-pkgs depend on enlightenment >= 0.16.2 2000-08-03 14:21:11 +00:00
misc Convert packages to use PERL5_PACKLIST (part 1). These were the easy 2000-08-27 07:10:59 +00:00
mk Correct thinko which caused p5-Tk to not register installation correctly. 2000-08-28 08:23:03 +00:00
net Use PERL5 variable for location of perl5 binary. 2000-08-28 09:14:50 +00:00
news Use new PERL5 variable instead of ${LOCALBASE}/bin/perl. 2000-08-27 02:46:03 +00:00
packages Add .cvsignore to stop cvs update listing every distfile and more 1999-11-24 11:53:24 +00:00
parallel update to pvm-3.4.3. This is a bug fix release. Changes are given in each 2000-08-23 14:28:17 +00:00
pkgtools Teach lintpkgsrc a little more about variable expansions. 2000-08-28 14:14:59 +00:00
plan9 Pass a sane value as PKGSRCDIR. 2000-08-25 02:33:44 +00:00
print Use new PERL5 variable instead of ${LOCALBASE}/bin/perl. 2000-08-27 02:46:03 +00:00
security Use PERL5 variable for location of perl5 binary. 2000-08-28 09:14:50 +00:00
shells Remove (sometimes FreeBSD) packager's (porter's) name from DESCR. 2000-08-11 01:07:45 +00:00
sysutils Use PERL5 variable for location of perl5 binary. 2000-08-28 09:14:50 +00:00
templates xref README.IPv6 2000-06-26 01:27:29 +00:00
textproc Convert packages to use PERL5_PACKLIST (part 1). These were the easy 2000-08-27 07:10:59 +00:00
www We don't need tomcat.sh.orig installed, so delete it. 2000-08-28 14:28:56 +00:00
x11 Add xscreensaver.kss; sort PLIST. 2000-08-28 14:14:44 +00:00
Makefile Add and enable fonts. 2000-05-12 18:42:22 +00:00
Packages.txt Add new section 5.3 which describes PLISTs for perl5 modules. 2000-08-27 10:59:53 +00:00
pkglocate fix to really exit if glimpse is not installed 2000-04-11 16:59:17 +00:00
README No paragraph (picking nits). 2000-07-23 18:02:33 +00:00

$NetBSD: README,v 1.11 2000/07/23 18:02:33 fredb 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 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" while in the directory for the package.

+ 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.

+ Optionally, you can periodically run "make clean" from the top
level pkgsrc directory. This will delete extracted and built files,
but will not affect the retreived source sets in pkgsrc/distfiles.

+ 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 pkgsrc/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.

One limitation of using binary packages provided from ftp.netbsd.org
is that all mk.conf options were set to the defaults at compile time.
LOCALBASE, in particular, defaults to /usr/pkg, so non-X binaries
will be installed in /usr/pkg/bin, man pages will be installed in
/usr/pkg/man...

When a packaged tool has major compile time choices, such as support
for multiple graphic toolkit libraries, the different options may
be available as separate packages.

For more information on the packages collection see the file
Packages.txt where you found this README, or in your top-level pkgsrc
directory.