how to make $PACKAGES/INDEX

Daniel O'Connor doconnor at gsoft.com.au
Thu Nov 20 19:51:33 PST 2003


On Friday 21 November 2003 13:32, nobody nobody wrote:
> I recently learnt how to build my own packages for my disc1 iso.  However,
> I didn't how to build the $PACKAGES/INDEX which I believe to be used for
> package selection during the new system installation.  If there a way to do
> it or I just copy the /usr/ports/INDEX to $PACKAGES/INDEX.  Thanks.

Copy the INDEX file from /usr/ports.
You can scrub non-present entries with 
/usr/ports/Tools/scripts/release/scrubindex.pl

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