NAME
pkg_summary —
summary of binary package
repository
DESCRIPTION
The filepkg_summary contains information about each
package in a binary package repository as a list of variable-value pairs. The
variables describing different packages are separated by one empty line. Each
line has the format VARIABLE=VALUE. If the value
consists of more than one line, each line is prefixed with
VARIABLE=. Multi-line variables are guaranteed to be
in consecutive lines.
The following variables are used:
BUILD_DATE- (required) The date and time when the package was built.
CATEGORIES- (required) A list of categories which this package fits in, separated by space.
COMMENT- (required) A one-line description of the package.
CONFLICTS- (optional) A list of dewey patterns of packages the package conflicts with, one per line. If missing, this package has no conflicts.
DEPENDS- (optional) A list of dewey patterns of packages the package depends on, one per line. If missing, this package has no dependencies.
DESCRIPTION- (required) A more detailed description of the package.
FILE_CKSUM- (optional) A checksum type supported by digest(1) and checksum separated by space character.
FILE_NAME- (optional) The name of the binary package file. If not given, PKGNAME.tgz can be assumed.
FILE_SIZE- (optional) The size of the binary package file, in bytes.
HOMEPAGE- (optional) A URL where more information about the package can be found.
LICENSE- (optional) The type of license this package is distributed under. If empty or missing, it is OSI-approved.
MACHINE_ARCH- (required) The architecture on which the package was compiled.
OPSYS- (required) The operating system on which the package was compiled.
OS_VERSION- (required) The version of the operating system on which the package was compiled.
PKG_OPTIONS- (optional) Any options selected to compile this package. If missing, the package does not support options.
PKGNAME- (required) The name of the package.
PKGPATH- (required) The path of the package directory within pkgsrc.
PKGTOOLS_VERSION- (required) The version of the package tools used to create the package.
PREV_PKGPATH- (optional) The previous path of the package directory within pkgsrc when a
package was moved. (See
SUPERSEDESbelow for a renamed package.) PROVIDES- (optional) A list of shared libraries provided by the package, including major version number, one per line. If missing, this package does not provide shared libraries.
REQUIRES- (optional) A list of shared libraries needed by the package, including major version number, one per line. If missing, this package does not require shared libraries.
SIZE_PKG- (required) The size of the package when installed, in bytes.
SUPERSEDES- (optional) A list of dewey patterns of previous packages this package replaces, one per line. This is used for package renaming.
The pkg_summary file can be generated
using the pkg_info(1) -X option. For example,
the following will list this data for all installed packages:
pkg_info -X -aSEE ALSO
HISTORY
The pkg_summary format was first
officially documented in April 2006.