Subject: pkg/17760: PKG_TMPDIR defaults to /var/tmp, not /tmp
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <franklin@elfie.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 07/29/2002 18:08:46
>Number: 17760
>Category: pkg
>Synopsis: PKG_TMPDIR defaults to /var/tmp, not /tmp
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: pkg-manager
>State: open
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Mon Jul 29 15:10:00 PDT 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: John Franklin
>Release: NetBSD 1.6B
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: NetBSD deathmitten 1.6B NetBSD 1.6B (DM.MP) #0: Sun Jun 30 16:34:40 EDT 2002 franklin@deathmitten:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386-MP/compile/DM.MP i386
Architecture: i386
Machine: i386
>Description:
pkg_add.1 claims the default for PKG_TMPDIR is /tmp. In reality, it's /var/tmp.
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
Apply the attached patch, or fix the code to really default to /tmp.
Index: pkg_add.1
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/basesrc/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add/pkg_add.1,v
retrieving revision 1.33
diff -u -r1.33 pkg_add.1
--- pkg_add.1 2002/02/08 01:38:52 1.33
+++ pkg_add.1 2002/07/29 22:04:57
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: pkg_add.1,v 1.32 2002/02/07 03:15:12 ross Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: pkg_add.1,v 1.33 2002/02/08 01:38:52 ross Exp $
.\"
.\" FreeBSD install - a package for the installation and maintainance
.\" of non-core utilities.
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@
Where to register packages instead of
.Pa /var/db/pkg .
.Ss PKG_TMPDIR
-Staging directory for installing packages, defaults to /tmp.
+Staging directory for installing packages, defaults to /var/tmp.
Set to directory with lots of free disk if you run out of
space when installing a binary package.
.Sh EXAMPLES
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