Subject: misc/18014: packages(7) misses 'replace' target
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Julio Merino <jmmv@hispabsd.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 08/21/2002 17:32:51
>Number: 18014
>Category: misc
>Synopsis: packages(7) misses 'replace' target
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: misc-bug-people
>State: open
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Wed Aug 21 08:42:00 PDT 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Julio Merino
>Release: NetBSD 1.6F
>Organization:
HispaBSD
>Environment:
System: NetBSD darkstar.local 1.6F NetBSD 1.6F (DARKSTAR) #7: Mon Aug 19 13:46:31 CEST 2002 jmmv@darkstar.local:/var/build/kernel/DARKSTAR i386
Architecture: i386
Machine: i386
>Description:
The manpage packages(7) misses documentation for the replace target.
The following patch adds it.
>How-To-Repeat:
man 7 packages, look at section PACKAGE TARGETS.
>Fix:
Index: packages.7
===================================================================
RCS file: /pub/NetBSD-CVS/sharesrc/share/man/man7/packages.7,v
retrieving revision 1.70
diff -u -r1.70 packages.7
--- packages.7 2002/07/23 14:41:41 1.70
+++ packages.7 2002/08/21 15:28:46
@@ -750,6 +750,12 @@
.It update
Update the installation of the current and all dependent packages that
are installed on the system.
+.It replace
+Update the installation of the current package that is installed on
+the system. This differs from update in that it does not replace
+dependent packages. You will need to install
+.Pa pkgsrc/pkgtools/pkg_tarup
+for this target to work.
.It package
Create a binary package other people can use.
.It clean
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: