Subject: install/14797: INSTALL documentation uses sh syntax, but default root shell is csh
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Dave Huang <khym@azeotrope.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 11/30/2001 17:43:54
>Number: 14797
>Category: install
>Synopsis: INSTALL documentation uses sh syntax, but default root shell is csh
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: install-manager
>State: open
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Fri Nov 30 15:44:00 PST 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Dave Huang
>Release: NetBSD 1.5Y
>Organization:
Name: Dave Huang | Mammal, mammal / their names are called /
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>Environment:
System: NetBSD yerfable.azeotrope.org 1.5Y NetBSD 1.5Y (YERFABLE) #182: Sat Nov 3 03:42:35 CST 2001 khym@yerfable.azeotrope.org:/usr/src.local/sys/arch/alpha/compile/YERFABLE alpha
Architecture: alpha
Machine: alpha
>Description:
The section of the NetBSD INSTALL documentation about
installing third party packages gives an example of using pkg_add, but
it uses sh-style "export" to set an environment variable. Seeing that
the default root shell on NetBSD is /bin/csh, it should either use csh
syntax, or mention both. Otherwise, users will be confused about why
they get "export: Command not found." when following the example.
o Precompiled binaries can be found at
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/packages,
usually in the 1.5Y/alpha/All subdir. You can install them with
the following commands:
# PKG_PATH=ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/packages/1.5Y/alpha/All
# export PKG_PATH
# pkg_add -v tcsh
# pkg_add -v apache
# pkg_add -v perl
...
>How-To-Repeat:
Read the install documentation, login to your shiny new NetBSD
install as root (or su to root :), then try the above commands.
>Fix:
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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