Re: [9fans] contrib(1) (was: opera under linuxemu)

["Federico G. Benavento" <benavento@gmail.com>]

pietro, do you have packages on sources created with contrib(1)?

On Jan 3, 2008 8:09 PM, Pietro Gagliardi <pietro10@mac.com> wrote:
> term% /n/sources/contrib/fgb/root/rc/bin/list pietro
> pietro/*:
> term%
>
> How do I fix this with my own archive? It should say at least
>
> 12: print date/time in 12-hour format
>
>
> On Jan 3, 2008, at 5:50 PM, Federico G. Benavento wrote:
>
> > hola,
> >
> >> What about a
> >> contrib/386 contrib/src
> >> so that we could pull most/all of contribs just at a go?
> >
> > we (me and steve) have been playing and testing some tools
> > to help with this:
> >
> >
> >
> >      CONTRIB(1)                                             CONTRIB(1)
> >
> >      NAME
> >           create, install, pull, push, remove - trivial package
> >           management
> >
> >      SYNOPSIS
> >           contrib/create [ -d dependency ] [ -r root ] [ -u user ] [
> >           -x exclude ] name proto
> >           contrib/install [ -f ] [ -r root ] user/name
> >           contrib/list [ -v ] [ user | user/name ]
> >           contrib/pull [ -c file ] [ -s file ] name
> >           contrib/push name
> >           contrib/remove name
> >
> >      DESCRIPTION
> >           Contrib is a simple package management system based on
> >           replica(1). It can be used to create, install, upgrade and
> >           remove software packages in the sources repository. To cre-
> >           ate a package and become its maintainer it is necessary to
> >           have an authenticated sources account and a contrib direc-
> >           tory /n/sources/contrib/$user.
> >
> >           Contrib/create
> >                Create builds a new package name, and performs an ini-
> >                tial push to sources. The file structure is defined by
> >                proto. Dependencies can be specified with the -d name
> >                option.  If the package is staged away from its final
> >                destination a root directory for the published package
> >                may be specified with -r root. If the user has a dif-
> >                ferent name for their sources account from their cur-
> >                rent user account then this may be specified with the
> >                -u user option. Use the -x option to exclude the
> >                exclude files from the synchronization.
> >
> >                When create runs it puts the current window into hold
> >                mode and reads text describing the package.  The first
> >                line of this text is printed by contrib/list and should
> >                be a short summary of the package's contents.
> >
> >           Contrib/install
> >                Install the package name maintained by the user user to
> >                the local file system. The -f option forces the instal-
> >                lation to continue irrespective of missing dependent
> >                packages. Packages are normally installed at / however
> >                an alternative root directory may be specified with -r
> >                root.
> >
> >           Contrib/list
> >                List the available packages and a one line description
> >                of each. The -v option produces a more verbose multi-
> >                line form.
> >
> >           Contrib/pull
> >                Update the local package name from sources. Locally
> >                modified files cause a warning and are not overwritten
> >                unless the -c or -s options are used - as described in
> >                replica(1).
> >
> >           Contrib/push
> >                Used by the package maintainer to update the package
> >                name on sources from the local system.
> >
> >           Contrib/remove
> >                Print the commands necessary to remove the package
> >                name, this allows the commands to be edited before they
> >                are sent to the shell.  The commands printed for files
> >                which have been modified with respect to the repository
> >                are commented out.
> >
> >      EXAMPLE
> >           Install the abaco web browser.
> >
> >           % contrib/install fgb/abaco
> >
> >      FILES
> >           /usr/$user/lib/replica          databases of packages cre-
> >                                           ated locally.
> >           /dist/replica/*                 databases of packages
> >                                           installed locally.
> >           /n/sources/contrib/rob/replica  database of rob's packages.
> >           /n/sources/contrib/rob/root     files representing in rob's
> >                                           packages.
> >
> >      SOURCE
> >           /rc/bin/contrib
> >
> >      SEE ALSO
> >           proto(2), replica(1), replica(8)
> >
> >      BUGS
> >           Send bug reports to benavento@gmail.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ---
> > it's working quite well, for instance I can do
> >
> > lotte% contrib/list fgb
> > fgb/4th: 4tH 3.5b - Forth-like interpreter.
> > fgb/abaco: Abaco: lame web browser for Plan 9, eternally a work in
> > progress.
> > fgb/breakout: Breakout - breakout/arkanoid clone.
> > fgb/bz2: BZ2 library for APE
> > fgb/contrib: Contrib - Trivial Package Management
> > fgb/curses: PDCurses 3.0 library for APE.
> > ...
> >
> > to install it you do:
> >
> > % 9fs sources; /n/sources/contrib/fgb/root/rc/bin/contrib/install
> > fgb/contrib
> >
> > Federico G. Benavento
> >
> > ---
> > /bin/fortune:
> > If you think before you speak the other guy gets his joke in first.
> >
>
>



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Federico G. Benavento