Part I. The pkgsrc user's guide

Table of Contents

2. Where to get pkgsrc and how to keep it up-to-date

2.1. As tar file

2.2. Via SUP

2.3. Via CVS

2.4. Keeping pkgsrc up-to-date via CVS

3. Using pkgsrc on systems other than NetBSD

3.1. Bootstrapping pkgsrc

3.2. Platform-specific notes

3.2.1. Darwin (Mac OS X)

3.2.2. FreeBSD

3.2.3. Interix

3.2.4. IRIX

3.2.5. Linux

3.2.6. OpenBSD

3.2.7. Solaris

4. Using pkgsrc

4.1. Using binary packages

4.1.1. Finding binary packages

4.1.2. Installing binary packages

4.1.3. A word of warning

4.2. Building packages from source

4.2.1. Requirements

4.2.2. Fetching distfiles

4.2.3. How to build and install

4.2.4. Selecting the compiler

5. Configuring pkgsrc

5.1. General configuration

5.2. Variables affecting the build process

5.3. Developer/advanced settings

5.4. Selecting Build Options

6. Creating binary packages

6.1. Building a single binary package

6.2. Settings for creation of binary packages

6.3. Doing a bulk build of all packages

6.3.1. Configuration

6.3.2. Other environmental considerations

6.3.3. Operation

6.3.4. What it does

6.3.5. Disk space requirements

6.3.6. Setting up a sandbox for chrooted builds

6.3.7. Building a partial set of packages

6.3.8. Uploading results of a bulk build

6.4. Creating a multiple CD-ROM packages collection

6.4.1. Example of cdpack

7. Frequently Asked Questions

7.1. Are there any mailing lists for pkg-related discussion?

7.2. Where's the pkgviews documentation?

7.3. Utilities for package management (pkgtools)

7.4. How to use pkgsrc as non-root

7.5. How to resume transfers when fetching distfiles?

7.6. How can I install/use XFree86 from pkgsrc?

7.7. How can I install/use X.org from pkgsrc?

7.8. How to fetch files from behind a firewall

7.9. How do I tell make fetch to do passive FTP?

7.10. How to fetch all distfiles at once

7.11. What does “Don't know how to make /usr/share/tmac/tmac.andoc” mean?

7.12. What does “Could not find bsd.own.mk” mean?

7.13. Using 'sudo' with pkgsrc

7.14. How do I change the location of configuration files?

7.15. Automated security checks