Description: pkgsrc is a centralized package management system for Unix-like operating systems. This guide provides information for users and developers of pkgsrc. It covers installation of binary and source packages, creation of binary and source packages and a high-level overview about the infrastructure.

The pkgsrc guide
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# The pkgsrc guide

## Documentation on the NetBSD packages system

### Alistair Crooks

`<agc@NetBSD.org>`

### Hubert Feyrer

`<hubertf@NetBSD.org>`

### The pkgsrc Developers

Copyright © 1994-2023 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc

$NetBSD: pkgsrc.xml,v 1.42 2023/01/02 05:45:23 jnemeth Exp $

Abstract

pkgsrc is a centralized package management system for Unix-like operating systems. This guide provides information for users and developers of pkgsrc. It covers installation of binary and source packages, creation of binary and source packages and a high-level overview about the infrastructure.

List of Tables

1.1. Platforms supported by pkgsrc
12.1. Patching examples
22.1. PLIST handling for GNOME packages

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