Subject: Re: NO_BIN_ON_FTP and README.html
To: David Brownlee <abs@purplei.com>
From: Alistair Crooks <agc@pkgsrc.org>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 01/31/2001 13:03:09
On Wed, Jan 31, 2001 at 10:16:20AM +0000, David Brownlee wrote:
> 	If a package is marked NO_BIN_ON_FTP should the following section
> 	in README.html be replaced with an appropriate message:
> 
> 	    Select one of the links below to download the package
> 	    in precompiled binary form for installation with
> 	    pkg_add(1).  Available machine architectures and package
> 	    versions:
> 	    (no precompiled binaries available)
> 
> 		David/absolute		(Purple Interactive)

Yes, I think it should be something like:

"The licen[cs]e agreement with which this software is distributed
precludes us from distributing binary packages because: 
${NO_BIN_ON_FTP}"

Regards,
Alistair