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Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:57:12 UTC
The branch main has been updated by ziaee:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=ab98fd3234304ea10db3dee70205828d372c443a
commit ab98fd3234304ea10db3dee70205828d372c443a
Author: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2026-04-28 16:55:11 +0000
Commit: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-04-28 16:56:45 +0000
build.7: Explain update-packages repo signing
MFC after: 3 days
Reported by: kevans
Reviewed by: kevans, ngie
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D56607
---
share/man/man7/build.7 | 11 ++++++++++-
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/share/man/man7/build.7 b/share/man/man7/build.7
index ef4e2c94a82f..b9a781a9b5ab 100644
--- a/share/man/man7/build.7
+++ b/share/man/man7/build.7
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.Dd April 22, 2026
+.Dd April 28, 2026
.Dt BUILD 7
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -387,10 +387,18 @@ defaults to
Create or update the
.Xr freebsd-base 7
package repository for the base system.
+.Bl -bullet
+.It
If an old repository is being updated,
then packages whose contents have not changed since the previous version
will be copied into the new repository to avoid needless updating of the
version number.
+.It
+If
+.Va PKG_REPO_SIGNING_KEY
+is defined, the repo will be signed according to
+.Xr pkg-repo 8 .
+.El
.It Cm xdev-build
Builds for the
.Cm xdev
@@ -1166,6 +1174,7 @@ Study the examples above.
.Xr config 8 ,
.Xr etcupdate 8 ,
.Xr nextboot 8 ,
+.Xr pkg-repo 8 ,
.Xr shutdown 8
.Sh HISTORY
The