From: Sascha Wildner <saw@online.de>
Date: Sat, 9 May 2009 19:35:53 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: pkgsrc.7: mention /usr/Makefile
X-Git-Tag: v2.3.2~280^2~29
X-Git-Url: https://gitweb.dragonflybsd.org/dragonfly.git/commitdiff_plain/adb8767771aafaa5674c094ca1d427f975c1b6f2

pkgsrc.7: mention /usr/Makefile
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diff --git a/share/man/man7/pkgsrc.7 b/share/man/man7/pkgsrc.7
index cfab870ae3..955b895a55 100644
--- a/share/man/man7/pkgsrc.7
+++ b/share/man/man7/pkgsrc.7
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 .\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 .\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd April 30, 2008
+.Dd May 9, 2009
 .Dt PKGSRC 7
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Nx
-Packages Collection (pkgsrc) is a framework for building and
-maintaining third-party software on
+Packages Collection
+.Nm ( )
+is a framework for building and maintaining third-party software on
 .Nx ,
 .Dx
 and other
@@ -50,6 +51,16 @@ and built easily on supported platforms.
 Tools are available to install ready-to-use packages and to perform
 various administrative tasks for the package system.
 .Pp
+For building packages from source,
+.Pa /usr/Makefile
+offers a number of targets to checkout and update the
+.Nm
+and
+.Nm pkgsrc-wip
+trees.
+.Sq Nm cd Pa /usr ; Nm make Ar help
+gives a quick overview.
+.Pp
 Note that due to compatibility issues
 .Xr bmake 1
 has to be used instead of