Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 18:58:57 +0100 From: Torfinn Ingolfsen <tingox@gmail.com> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing 'config' file with port Message-ID: <ef8c8a880903020958w4d0f999bu2d603f2904b11bba@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20090302090221.7948106f@scorpio> References: <20090302090221.7948106f@scorpio>
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Hello,
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Jerry <gesbbb@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I am creating a port that will install a 'config' file in the
> "/usr/local/etc" directory. Reading through the 'Porters Handbook", I
> cam across this example.
>
> post-install:
> =A0 =A0@if [ ! -f ${PREFIX}/etc/orbit.conf ]; then \
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0${CP} -p ${PREFIX}/etc/orbit.conf.sample ${PREFIX}/etc/orb=
it.conf ; \
> =A0 =A0fi
This is done so that the config file is not overwritten if it is
already there (think port upgrade). If the config file exists already,
just copy the *.conf.sample file without renaming it.
> First, when I write the 'config' file, do I place it under the ports
> 'files' directory and give it a ".in".
Yes, the files directory is a good place.
Why not simply call it 'application.conf' (if that is the name it will
have) or 'application.conf.sample'?
> Second, what do I have to do to get the file installed in the config
> directory?
copy it in the post-install target?
> The program does not come with a config file by default. If that should
> change, how would I go about using it instead of the one I created?
Change the port when you know the location and name of the file, perhaps?
However, if you think that distributing a config file with this
application wold be useful, perhaps you should talk to the upstream
developers and get them to include a config file?
HTH
--=20
Regards,
Torfinn Ingolfsen
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