Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:05:54 +0800 From: Joe <joeb_722@comclark.com> To: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [new port] usage of shar command Message-ID: <4C4388D2.30200@comclark.com> In-Reply-To: <4C42D292.208@infracaninophile.co.uk> References: <4C42CFDA.3040409@comclark.com> <4C42D292.208@infracaninophile.co.uk>
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Matthew Seaman wrote: > On 18/07/2010 10:56:42, Joe wrote: > >> After getting my port ready for submitting to the ports system, I read >> the above section from the porters handbook and come to a show stopper. >> >> I can not figure out just what the author was trying to say with >> "output of shar `find port_dir`" >> >> Can someone explain how the shar command is intended to be used to >> create the file that gets send with the [new port] pr? > > Suppose you have called your new port "splat", and you have therefore a > directory ~/splat containing the port Makefile, distinfo, pkg-descr, > etc. Then what you need to do is run exactly this: > > % cd ~ > % shar `find splat` > splat.shar > > Note the special `backticks` -- they're important. > > What this does is -- > > * Runs the command: find splat > This will print out a list of all the file and directory names > under the directory splat. > * Takes that list and turns it into part of the command line for > shar. > * Runs shar over all the files and directories found by find. > > Now, just attach that splat.shar file to the PR (send-pr -a splat.shar) > as the final step in submitting your new port. > > Cheers, > > Matthew This needs to be in the handbook. How is anybody going to know that the `find port_dir` is suppose to be enclosed by [`backticks`]. I has to be said in words not just a printed example. Thank you Matthew for pointing this out. That was the problem I was having.
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