On Thu, 9 Mar 2000, Hubert Feyrer wrote:

> On Thu, 9 Mar 2000, Tom Javen wrote:
> > > > Yes , but the real problem is in /var/db/pkg which is used to check
> > > > if the package already exists. Setting LOCALBASE does not change this
> > > > behaviour. 
> > > 
> > > If you ronly problem is /var/db/pkg, you should be able to point it
> > > somewhere else by setting PKG_DBDIR.
> > > 
> > 
> > How do you make the packages ?
> > 
> > 
> > Is there a real reason for having a package installed 
> > just to make the tarball ?
> > 
> > 
> > I would just like to make some package tarballs but not
> > necesserarily wanting them installed on my server.
> 
> Right now, we find the files that go into a binary package with a list,
> the PLIST. This list describes where things end up after a "make install".
ok, I see now.
> 
> To tar up things without putting them out on the filesystem, we would need
> a second list, describing both where the file resides in the build dir
> ($WRKSRC), plus where it should end up when the binary pkg is installed
> (that's what's in PLIST right now). If you want to work something out for
> this, feel free to do so - it would also be nice to use this in the base
> system.
> 
Maybe I just continue with manual package deinstall/reinstall on my server
> One other problem you may force is with files that get generated at "make
> install" time from other pkgs, not by simple copying. 
> 
> "Have fun"
How do you make all the packages , remove everything before build or force the
registering of packages ?


Thanks for the help

Tom

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