On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 06:45:35PM +0200, Tim Kuijsten wrote: > Index: release.8 > =================================================================== > RCS file: /cvs/src/share/man/man8/release.8,v > retrieving revision 1.70 > diff -u -p -r1.70 release.8 > --- release.8 31 Jul 2015 11:30:12 -0000 1.70 > +++ release.8 22 Jul 2016 16:43:58 -0000 > @@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ $ cd PORTSPATH && cvs up -r TAG -Pd > .Pp > Replace > .Va XSRCDIR > -with the path to your X Window System sources. > +with the path to your X Window System sources, typically > +.Pa /usr/xenocara . > Replace > .Va PORTSPATH > with the path to your ports tree sources, typically >
i think this is reasonable. we do already document it in this file, but the organisation is not so great. but if we do this, it allows us to skip a bit of text earlier in the page. hence i propose the diff below. jmc Index: release.8 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/share/man/man8/release.8,v retrieving revision 1.73 diff -u -r1.73 release.8 --- release.8 26 Jun 2016 15:17:43 -0000 1.73 +++ release.8 22 Jul 2016 21:24:24 -0000 @@ -40,13 +40,7 @@ .Pp The following sections describe each of the required steps in detail. .Pp -Commands to be run as a user with write permissions on the source and -ports trees -.Pf ( Pa /usr/src -and -.Pa /usr/ports -respectively) -are preceded by a dollar sign +Commands to be run as a user are preceded by a dollar sign .Pq Sq $ . Commands that must be run as the superuser are preceded by a hash mark .Pq Sq # . @@ -101,7 +95,8 @@ .Pp Replace .Va XSRCDIR -with the path to your X Window System sources. +with the path to your X Window System sources, typically +.Pa /usr/xenocara . Replace .Va PORTSPATH with the path to your ports tree sources, typically
