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abs ede7d1f735 Import the cult3d netscape plugin.
The Cult3D plugin enables users view interactive 3D objects,
including full transparency, reflectivity, particle systems, bump
mapping, phong shading, movement and sound.
For a random example: http://www.formula1.com/news/3d/s8396.html
2002-02-13 09:10:10 +00:00
archivers Use auto-extract code for .shar files. 2002-01-27 18:32:32 +00:00
audio Ooops, default language file should be in ${PRFIX}/share, not /usr/local... 2002-02-12 14:49:46 +00:00
benchmarks Undo last -- version was already bumped. 2002-01-22 20:50:52 +00:00
biology Include x11.buildlink.mk 2001-12-06 04:30:09 +00:00
cad update to dinotrace-9.1g from 9.1d 2002-02-10 22:06:15 +00:00
chat Add location where snapshots maybe found, as this package tracks the 2002-02-07 22:52:58 +00:00
comms fix bug in previous 2002-01-30 10:19:39 +00:00
converters /bin/mkdir -> ${MKDIR}. 2002-02-05 22:39:00 +00:00
cross Use INSTALL_DATA for a DLL instead of INSTALL_PROGRAM. 2002-01-24 16:10:35 +00:00
databases Add `-p0' in PATCH_DIST_ARGS to helps Solaris' /usr/bin/gpatch, this does 2002-02-12 11:13:22 +00:00
devel The check for -O2 in the last commit didn't catch the possibility of 2002-02-12 14:59:59 +00:00
distfiles These files belong to $MASTER_SITE_LOCAL - moved them there! 2000-12-05 00:23:05 +00:00
editors Updated vim to 6.0.220 2002-02-12 09:24:38 +00:00
emulators Update HOMEPAGE. 2002-02-08 14:42:53 +00:00
finance Explicitely add dependencies that require specific versions. 2002-02-01 02:48:05 +00:00
fonts Don't hardcode /usr/X11R6 when making directories or running X based 2002-02-05 22:03:54 +00:00
games Updated xscorch to 0.1.14 - 2002-02-10 23:43:55 +00:00
graphics Import the cult3d netscape plugin. 2002-02-13 09:10:10 +00:00
ham Move pkg/ files into package's toplevel directory 2001-10-31 20:59:00 +00:00
japanese Fix forgot change of Makefile.common. 2002-02-09 07:40:46 +00:00
lang Update jikes to 1.15 2002-02-12 19:56:51 +00:00
licenses VMWare license in preparation for the package in emulators/vmware. 2001-07-07 14:24:21 +00:00
mail Explicitly set {LISP,INFO,PIXMAP,BIN}DIR to fix installation stage. This is due 2002-02-07 14:50:19 +00:00
math Remove spurious `@{un,}exec install-info ...' confirmed by dmcmahill. 2002-02-08 10:36:50 +00:00
mbone Move pkg/ files into package's toplevel directory 2001-10-31 20:59:00 +00:00
meta-pkgs Wildcard DEPENDS on glimpse. 2001-12-03 17:56:55 +00:00
misc Programs that follow Digital's recommendations will follow ESC(0 -- to 2002-02-11 18:30:21 +00:00
mk Use unproven-pthreads/buildlink.mk instead of just depending on the 2002-02-08 06:24:45 +00:00
net The check whether ${CFLAGS} contains -O2 didn't catch the case of 2002-02-12 15:18:46 +00:00
news Apply fix from PR 15311 from David Rankin - include bsd.prefs.mk before 2002-01-21 15:14:14 +00:00
packages Add .cvsignore to stop cvs update listing every distfile and more 1999-11-24 11:53:24 +00:00
parallel Explicitly set PVM_ROOT to fix installation stage. This is due to the change in 2002-02-07 10:49:07 +00:00
pkgtools Update pkglint to 3.22 2002-02-13 08:42:11 +00:00
print Trivially mark as strongly buildlinked. 2002-02-09 19:25:33 +00:00
security Updated uvscan-dat to 4185 (released 2002-02-06) 2002-02-12 06:47:22 +00:00
shells Changes from basesrc/bin/csh/dol.c:1.18-1.19. 2002-01-31 15:02:22 +00:00
sysutils Adjust HOMEPAGE and MASTER_SITES: hioslo.no -> hio.no 2002-02-12 12:47:30 +00:00
templates Fix the location of DESCR for the readme files 2001-11-03 03:26:08 +00:00
textproc Added php4-domxml: a DOM interface for PHP4 2002-02-11 09:34:32 +00:00
time Use auto-extract code for .shar files. 2002-01-27 18:32:32 +00:00
wm Set maintainer to packages@ 2002-02-08 12:31:03 +00:00
www Update dillo package to version 0.6.4. Main new features are improved table 2002-02-12 20:06:34 +00:00
x11 We need the ORBit buildlink as well. 2002-02-12 21:49:56 +00:00
Makefile replace some leading spaces with leading tabs. 2001-12-17 02:33:46 +00:00
Packages.txt Update the AUTOMAKE_OVERRIDE part (its on by default now) with a word of 2002-02-12 09:36:00 +00:00
pkglocate Apply mods from PR 14495, from Ryo HAYASAKA (ryoh@jaist.ac.jp), so that 2001-11-07 22:11:13 +00:00
README Update a sentence which used to talk about mk.conf.example to explain the 2001-12-03 21:33:56 +00:00
TODO We have pthread.buildlink.mk now instead of the proposed USE_PTHREAD. 2002-01-03 12:41:22 +00:00

$NetBSD: README,v 1.13 2001/12/03 21:33:56 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 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/bsd.pkg.defaults.mk gives
the defaults which are used in pkgsrc.  This file can be used as a
guide to set values in /etc/mk.conf - it is only necessary to set
values where they differ from the defaults.

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 file in the same place where you found this README,
usually in the top-level pkgsrc dir.
directory.