Hello,
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Jerry <ges...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I am creating a port that will install a 'config' file in the
> "/usr/local/etc" directory. Reading through the 'Porters Handbook", I
> cam across this example.
>
> post-install:
> �...@if [ ! -f ${PREFIX}/etc/orbit.conf ]; then \
> ${CP} -p ${PREFIX}/etc/orbit.conf.sample ${PREFIX}/etc/orbit.conf ; \
> fi
This is done so that the config file is not overwritten if it is
already there (think port upgrade). If the config file exists already,
just copy the *.conf.sample file without renaming it.
> First, when I write the 'config' file, do I place it under the ports
> 'files' directory and give it a ".in".
Yes, the files directory is a good place.
Why not simply call it 'application.conf' (if that is the name it will
have) or 'application.conf.sample'?
> Second, what do I have to do to get the file installed in the config
> directory?
copy it in the post-install target?
> The program does not come with a config file by default. If that should
> change, how would I go about using it instead of the one I created?
Change the port when you know the location and name of the file, perhaps?
However, if you think that distributing a config file with this
application wold be useful, perhaps you should talk to the upstream
developers and get them to include a config file?
HTH
--
Regards,
Torfinn Ingolfsen
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