Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 22:16:50 +0100 From: Chris <chris@childeric.freeserve.co.uk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: making packages Message-ID: <4314CCC2.9060001@childeric.freeserve.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20050830215017.GA26541@slackbox.xs4all.nl> References: <4314C0DD.2080203@childeric.freeserve.co.uk> <20050830215017.GA26541@slackbox.xs4all.nl>
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Roland Smith wrote: > On Tue, Aug 30, 2005 at 09:26:05PM +0100, Chris wrote: > >>Hi >> >>I'm just checking out how to make my own packages from ports. To see how >>things work I did ``make package'' in misc/bb. I get this: > > <snip> > >>Are there better ways of making a package? > > > See the -b option of pkg_create in the manual page. > > Roland Wow! fast answer I only just wrote the question. The pkg_create man page advises to ``use a front-end tool for the job rather than muddling through it yourself''. What front-end tools are there? Or am I just being a wimp :? thanks very much Chris
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