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Added explation of REQ package script.

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David E. O'Brien 1996-12-09 08:47:03 +00:00
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<!-- $Id: porting.sgml,v 1.46 1996/12/09 07:38:56 obrien Exp $ -->
<!-- $Id: porting.sgml,v 1.47 1996/12/09 08:24:03 obrien Exp $ -->
<!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project -->
<sect1><heading>Porting an existing piece of free software<label id="porting"></heading>
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`<tt>&dollar;2</tt>' can be tested to determine which mode
the script is being run in.
The `<tt>PKG_PREFIX</tt>' environmental variable will be set to
the package installation directory.
the package installation directory. See man <tt>pkg_add(1)</tt>
for additional information.
Note, that this script is not run automatically if you install
the port with `<tt>make install</tt>'. If you are depending
on it being run, you will have to explicitly call it on your
port's Makefile.
<sect3>
<heading>REQ package script</heading>
<p>If your needs to determine if it should install or not, you
can create a pkg/REQ ``requirements'' script. It will be invoked
automatically at installation/deinstallation time to determine
whether or not installation/deinstallation should proceed.
See man <tt>pkg_create(1)</tt> and man <tt>pkg_add(1)</tt> for
more information.
<sect3>
<heading>Install additional documentation</heading>