Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 17:12:06 +0100 From: Anders Nordby <anders@fix.no> To: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: porting CPAN modules Message-ID: <20010203171206.A13633@totem.fix.no> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10102032002460.924-100000@jane.poka.net>; from ilia@cgu.chel.su on Sat, Feb 03, 2001 at 08:04:39PM %2B0500 References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10102032002460.924-100000@jane.poka.net>
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Hi,
On Sat, Feb 03, 2001 at 08:04:39PM +0500, Ilia Chipitsine wrote:
> what is the righteous way to port a CPAN module ?
Depends on the module I guess. Have a look at the other CPAN modules in Ports,
and the porters handbook.
> I ported few of them, but recently I recevied a message that
> "port is not PREFIX clean".
Which means the port installs files outside ${PREFIX}, a user-definable
destination for where the port should install its files. Ports that break this
should be fixed.
Have a look at the make macros under /usr/ports/Mk as well!
Cheers,
--
Anders.
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