docs/54678: [patch] add PACKAGESITE to packages chapter

Marc Fonvieille blackend at FreeBSD.org
Mon Jul 21 08:50:19 UTC 2003


The following reply was made to PR docs/54678; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Marc Fonvieille <blackend at FreeBSD.org>
To: Josef El-Rayes <j.el-rayes at daemon.li>
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit at FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: docs/54678: [patch] add PACKAGESITE to packages chapter
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 10:46:20 +0200

 On Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 12:55:48AM +0200, Josef El-Rayes wrote:
 
 hehe you're good to think, I'm annoying you :)
 > 
 > 	
 > 
 > --- chapter.sgml.diff begins here ---
 > --- chapter.sgml.orig	Sun Jul 20 19:05:11 2003
 > +++ chapter.sgml	Sun Jul 20 19:20:45 2003
 > @@ -351,8 +351,11 @@
 >            url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/packages/"></ulink>,
 >            or on the FreeBSD CD-ROM distribution.  Every CD on the
 >            FreeBSD 4-CD set (and the PowerPak, etc.) contains packages
 > -          in the <filename>/packages</filename> directory.  The layout
 > -          of the packages is similar to that of the
 > +          in the <filename>/packages</filename> directory.
 > +			 If you want to specify another FreeBSD Packages Mirror, instead of
 > +			using the main distribution site, you have to set
 > +			<envar>PACKAGESITE</envar> accordingly. 
 > + 			The layout of the packages is similar to that of the
 >            <filename>/usr/ports</filename> tree.  Each category has its
 >            own directory, and every package can be found within the
 >            <filename>All</filename> directory.
 > --- chapter.sgml.diff ends here ---
 > 
 
 This addition should be in or just after the previous para in that
 section.  You should also tell what is the default FTP site, which could
 be a way to introduce the PACKAGESITE variable.
 
 Marc



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