Subject: pkg/22785: The webpage for bootrstrap-pkgsrc does not have all the information to easily get off the ground
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.NetBSD.org>
From: None <dolemite@wuli.nu>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 09/14/2003 13:58:04
>Number: 22785
>Category: pkg
>Synopsis: The webpage for bootrstrap-pkgsrc does not have all the information to easily get off the ground
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: pkg-manager
>State: open
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Sun Sep 14 13:59:00 UTC 2003
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Alex Newman
>Release: n/a
>Organization:
Psi Upsilon of Troy
>Environment:
n/a
>Description:
On the bootstrap-pkgsrc page, in the bootstrap README.platform file, or
somewhere else, a link to a binary gcc should be provided per platform.
In solaris it might be good to tell them to include make in their path
also.
>How-To-Repeat:
n/a
>Fix:
In solaris here is a useful link to include.
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/common/freewareSearch.html.
In solaris it would be useful to tell them something like
For sh:
PATH=$PATH:/usr/ccs/bin:/usr/local/bin
export PATH
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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