docs/54678: [patch] add PACKAGESITE to packages chapter
Marc Fonvieille
blackend at FreeBSD.org
Mon Jul 21 08:50:19 UTC 2003
The following reply was made to PR docs/54678; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Marc Fonvieille <blackend at FreeBSD.org>
To: Josef El-Rayes <j.el-rayes at daemon.li>
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit at FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: docs/54678: [patch] add PACKAGESITE to packages chapter
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 10:46:20 +0200
On Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 12:55:48AM +0200, Josef El-Rayes wrote:
hehe you're good to think, I'm annoying you :)
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> --- chapter.sgml.diff begins here ---
> --- chapter.sgml.orig Sun Jul 20 19:05:11 2003
> +++ chapter.sgml Sun Jul 20 19:20:45 2003
> @@ -351,8 +351,11 @@
> url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/packages/"></ulink>,
> or on the FreeBSD CD-ROM distribution. Every CD on the
> FreeBSD 4-CD set (and the PowerPak, etc.) contains packages
> - in the <filename>/packages</filename> directory. The layout
> - of the packages is similar to that of the
> + in the <filename>/packages</filename> directory.
> + If you want to specify another FreeBSD Packages Mirror, instead of
> + using the main distribution site, you have to set
> + <envar>PACKAGESITE</envar> accordingly.
> + The layout of the packages is similar to that of the
> <filename>/usr/ports</filename> tree. Each category has its
> own directory, and every package can be found within the
> <filename>All</filename> directory.
> --- chapter.sgml.diff ends here ---
>
This addition should be in or just after the previous para in that
section. You should also tell what is the default FTP site, which could
be a way to introduce the PACKAGESITE variable.
Marc
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