Advice using an origin prefix when PKGNAMEPREIX is set.

Eitan Adler lists at eitanadler.com
Wed Feb 27 22:09:46 UTC 2013


Can anyone on this list please review the following.  I am not certain
it is good advice.

commit 99d4cc9aff09ec7d11f812b76e32fb15ec342862
Author: Eitan Adler <lists at eitanadler.com>
Date:   Wed Feb 27 17:07:34 2013 -0500

    Advice using an origin prefix when PKGNAMEPREIX is set.

    PR:		docs/175564
    Submitted by:	jgh
    Reviewed by:	python@ (???)
    Approved by:	??? (mentor)

diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.xml
b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.xml
index 0f7d8c6..423bd80 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.xml
@@ -7603,6 +7603,11 @@ _DOCSDIR=	.

       <programlisting>PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}</programlisting>

+      <para>Generally, if <makevar>PKGNAMEPREFIX</makevar> is set, the
+	port requires a <literal>py-</literal> origin prefix:
+	For example,
+	<filename><replaceable>sysutils/py-myport</replaceable></filename></para>
+
       <table frame="none">
 	<title>Most Useful Variables for Ports That Use Python</title>



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Eitan Adler


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