The pkgsrc guide
From NetBSD Wiki
The pkgsrc guide is a large document that documents the pkgsrc system. It is rather old and not very well structured. On this page, a new structure is developed.
- Part 1: General information
- What is pkgsrc?
- Why should I use it?
- Support: mailing lists, online help, ...
- Part 2: Using binary packages from pkgsrc
- Find a site that provides binary packages
- Install the pkgsrc base system from base.tar.gz
- Install packages
- Update packages
- Remove packages
- Managing packages comfortably (pkg_select, pkgmanager)
- Directory layout of /usr/pkg
- Part 3: Building packages from source
- Download pkgsrc
- Bootstrapping pkgsrc
- Update pkgsrc
- Configure pkgsrc
- Build a package
- Install a package
- Create binary packages
- Part 4: Creating binary packages
- The old bulk build framework (deprecated?)
- pbulk
- Part 5: The pkgsrc developer's guide
- Structure of a source package
- Structure of a binary package
- Tutorial: Creating a package from scratch
- Tutorial: Updating a package
- Reference: Variable index
- Reference: Target index
