[src/netbsd-1-4]: src/distrib/notes/common Pull up revision 1.7 (requested by...

[he <he%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/7c882e080c19
branches:  netbsd-1-4
changeset: 470521:7c882e080c19
user:      he <he%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Sun Apr 30 11:34:46 2000 +0000

description:
Pull up revision 1.7 (requested by jhawk):
  Clarify that /usr/pkgsrc is not the One True Location, but merely
  a convention.

diffstat:

 distrib/notes/common/postinstall |  12 +++++++-----
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diffs (29 lines):

diff -r bd03533db6ca -r 7c882e080c19 distrib/notes/common/postinstall
--- a/distrib/notes/common/postinstall  Sun Apr 30 11:30:42 2000 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/common/postinstall  Sun Apr 30 11:34:46 2000 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: postinstall,v 1.1.2.2 2000/04/30 10:37:46 he Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: postinstall,v 1.1.2.3 2000/04/30 11:34:46 he Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1999 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
 .\" All rights reserved.
@@ -185,13 +185,15 @@
 Package sources for compiling packages can be obtained by
 retrieving the file
 .Lk ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-current/tar_files/pkgsrc.tar.gz
-They should then be extracted into
+They are typically extracted into
 .Pa /usr/pkgsrc
-with the command:
+(though other locations work fine), as with the command:
 .D1 Ic "cat pkgsrc.tar.gz | gunzip | (mkdir /usr/pkgsrc; 
 .D1 Ic "cd /usr/pkgsrc; tar xpf - )
-After extracting, then see
-.Pa /usr/pkgsrc/README
+After extracting, then see the
+.Pa README
+file in the extraction directory (e.g.
+.Pa /usr/pkgsrc/README )
 for more information.
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