Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 15:05:03 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: cjclark@home.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: pkg_create Guide/Tutorial Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9905171504450.15052-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <199905172126.RAA00101@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com>
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On Mon, 17 May 1999, Crist J. Clark wrote: > Doug White wrote, > > On Sat, 15 May 1999, Crist J. Clark wrote: > > > > > I'm looking for some more documentation on how to build a > > > package. I've searched the Handbook and FAQ as well as the mail > > > archive at the website. No sources more helpful than the pkg_create(1) > > > manpage, which says, > > > > I suggest making a port first, then use 'make package' to handle > > pkg_create for you. > > Before I try that, I should point out why I want to just distribute a > package and request comments. > > The software in question has an RSA key encoded within it. For the > program to be of the most use, it must contain a registered key. A > port compiled by any joeuser will not have a blessed key, for that > reason, the program should only be distributed as a binary. (If anyone > cares, the program in question is a Netrek client.) > > My initial impulse would be to just make a package of the > binary. However, I know that that a number of ports actually do > not build from source (e.g. Netscape). Would my best option be to make > a port that installs a pre-compiled binary? Then make a package? No, use the port for internal use only, just as a framework to build the package. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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