Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 18:30:14 -0500 From: Randy Pratt <rpratt1950@earthlink.net> To: Edward Lichtner <lichtner@9online.fr> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Creating an INDEX file for local tbz packages Message-ID: <20050207183014.7697acde.rpratt1950@earthlink.net> In-Reply-To: <BE2D9CC6.209E%lichtner@9online.fr> References: <20050206195540.GA93364@cypher.bohemen.se> <BE2D9CC6.209E%lichtner@9online.fr>
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On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 22:31:34 +0100 Edward Lichtner <lichtner@9online.fr> wrote: > > On Sun, Feb 06, 2005 at 01:26:26PM +0100, Edward Lichtner wrote: > >> I then tried to install a package using : pkg_add /pkg/fr-kde-i18n-3.3= .0.tbz > >> I get a message that some needed packages cannot be found. But these > >> packages are actually in the /pkg directory. I assume I have to create= an > >> INDEX file inside /pkg to tell pkg_add what is available in the direct= ory. > >>=20 > >> Any clue how I should do it ? > >=20 > > Hi Edward. > >=20 > > I got a clue for you. ENVIRONMENT in pkg_add(1). > >=20 > > May you be well and add just enough packages. > >=20 > >=20 > > Cheers, > > Bj=F6rn Sj=F6berg=20 > >=20 > > -- > > On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog. > > - Peter Steiner >=20 > Thanks for the clue Bj=F6rn. The Environment section of the man page indi= cates > I have to add the path to the tbz files in the PKG_PATH variable. But the= re > is no indication of the syntax to do this. PKG_PATH does not appear to be= a > command with a man page. Any input as to how I update the PKG_PATH variab= le > ? Did I miss something out? > Edward >=20 The FreeBSD Handbook section on "Shells" has some information on setting ENV variables which may be enough to get you going: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/shells.html HTH, Randy --=20
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