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diff --git a/man/7/pkg.pod b/man/7/pkg.pod index 5c36bff..8288b54 100644 --- a/man/7/pkg.pod +++ b/man/7/pkg.pod @@ -63,6 +63,17 @@ repository type (DVCS), the third the current revision. Example: pkg git 82d716d01dee0329af7df5e67b55558fe3ff1466 +The package list is generated by the script set in the config var $PKGLIST_PATH, +by default F<include/pkglist>. Depending on $PKGLIST_LOCAL and $PKG_ROOT, it +is either executed on the local host or on the remote host containing the package +root. The script is always called with $PKG_PATH as the first argument. +Its output must only contain valid pkglist lines (see the example above). + +With $PKGLIST_LOCAL set to 1, there are some interesting possibilities. +For instance, your pkglist script could contain a line like +C<< curl -s http://example.org/cgi-bin/pkglist.cgi >> - so you can update your +remote package list without having to use ssh. + =head1 WHAT IS A PACKAGE? Anything tracked with git can be used as package. However, as the purpose of pkg |