make makesum confusion
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[deleted] · 2015-08-05 00:42

I have my Makefile, pkg-descr and pkg-plist, when I type "make
makesum", it was fetching some packages in some remote repository. I"m
confused, I thought I am creating a package not fetching a package.

Thanks.

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dargh · 2015-08-05 06:57

It fetches the source

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[deleted] · 2015-08-05 16:52

I thought I am creating a package instead of fetching a package. I
have a pkg-plist listing all the.php in specific location.

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rhavenn · 2015-08-05 17:48

No, the pkg-plist file lists where files will be installed. It's a
"index" of the package to be installed. It's not for indicating where
to pull files into the package from.

The "source" of the package should be a some sort of tar file that is
buildable.

If you're looking to just install .php files, ie: manage a website
install, then pkg's wouldn't be the ideal solution and probably aren't
going to work for you.

So, could you clarify what you're trying to do?

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[deleted] · 2015-08-05 18:23

Ok, I'm looking at the Makefile I do not see the source location. How
does it know where to get the .tar.gz from that specific remote repo?

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rhavenn · 2015-08-05 22:13

Depends on the repo. Github, Python and others are managed behind the
scenes.

Have you looked at the [Porter's
Handbook](https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-
handbook/) ?