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+====== Installing Source Packages ======
+===== pkgsrc =====
+[[http://www.netbsd.org/docs/software/packages.html|pkgsrc]] is used to build third-party software. This page describes how to use pkgsrc.
+Before diving in, you should be aware of a few things:
+  * precompiled binary packages are available for many applications. This can save a lot of time and headaches. See [[.:installingbinarypackages|Installing Binary Packages]] for details.
+  * pkgsrc tracks MINIX. For best results, update the base system to [[.:..:developersguide:trackingcurrent|tracking current MINIX]].
+We have currently the following manually maintained lists:
+  * **[[http://git.minix3.org/?p=pkgsrc-ng.git;a=blob;f=minix/limited_list.minimal;h=d904e2228405c6c05937b557580ad1d92ab3b96c;hb=3.3.0|minix/limited_list.minimal]]** Packages which are required  for a release of MINIX.
+  * **[[http://git.minix3.org/?p=pkgsrc-ng.git;a=blob;f=minix/limited_list.patched;h=815ba1af1670b270032fd59b126793a675519e25;hb=3.3.0|minix/limited_list.patched]]** Packages which have been explicitly patched for MINIX.
+===== Requirements =====
+  * 1 GB of hard disk space for the pkgsrc tree (as of August 29, 2014). Additional space is required to build software.
+  * 512MB of RAM or more. Some applications such as gcc need more than 512MB of RAM to build.
+==== Setting up pkgsrc on MINIX ====
+To retrieve the current official repository, type the following as root:
+<code>
+# pkgin install git-base digest
+# cd /usr
+# make pkgsrc
+</code>
+To build software, you will also need to install the development tools (pkgin_sets contains bmake, clang, etc):
+<code>
+# pkgin_sets
+</code>
+<!> This is all that is needed to prepare the system to build software with pkgsrc. The MINIX installation comes pre-bootstrapped. Do NOT run the bootstrap script that comes with pkgsrc.
+==== Updating the pkgsrc Tree ====
+To update the pkgsrc tree in the future:
+<code>
+# cd /usr
+# make pkgsrc-update
+</code>
+This will download any changes (new versions of packages, patches, etc.).
+<!> It is important to update your copy of the pkgsrc tree using this method, instead of //git pull//. This update method may perform additional steps, such as updating your //mk.conf// file.
+==== Compiling a Package ====
+All pkgsrc operations should be done with //bmake//.
+To build a package, //misc/figlet// in this example, you need to //cd// to that directory and do a //bmake install//.
+<code>
+# cd /usr/pkgsrc/misc/figlet
+# bmake install
+</code>
+This installs //figlet// in ///usr/pkg/bin//.
+If you receive a message "install: exec of strip failed: /usr/bin/strip" test your environmental values:
+<code>
+# which strip
+/usr/pkg/bin/strip
+# export STRIP=/usr/pkg/bin/strip
+</code>
+The default for ///usr/bin/install -s// (as provided in the Makefile) is to use ///usr/bin/strip//, unless an alternative is provided in the environmental value STRIP.
+===== Additional Documentation =====
+==== General pkgsrc documentation ====
+See the official [[http://www.netbsd.org/docs/pkgsrc/|pkgsrc guide]] for complete details.
+==== Contributing ====
+If you wish to contribute fixes and patches to pkgsrc, please see [[:HowToContribute]].

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