> Gary Mills wrote:
> >> Gary Mills wrote:
> >>> pkg.depotd: repository configuration error:
> >> publisher.prefix is required.
> >>> Please use the --set-property option to provide a
> >> value, or update the cfg_cache file for the
> >> repository to correct this.
> >>
> >> However, the properties are documented for the
> moment
> >> in the pkg.depotd 
> >> man page, and you can easily edit the cfg_cache
> file
> >> or manually start 
> >> the depot server with the necessary options to set
> >> the configuration.
> > 
> > Except that you can't edit the cfg_cache file
> because
> > the server won't create it until after the
> publisher prefix
> > is set.  It's a catch 22 situation.  Admins
> shouldn't have
> > to start the server manually.
> 
> Ah, if you're creating a new repository, then you can
> use pkgsend to do 
> this:
> 
> pkgsend -s file:///path/to/repo create-repository
> --set-property 
> publisher.prefix=foo

Except that it won't work because the server won't start.
Catch 22 again!

> In what way?  As far as I know, all of the man page
> documentation is 
> correct.

Yes, I agree.  I was referring to the documentation that
I've found in various places on the web.  Using this in
conjunction with the man pages seems to be best to me.
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