fix documentation bug regarding ~/.sbopkg.conf

Document the fact that (since 0.25.0) settings in the system
configuration file can be overridden with a private configuration file.
Thanks to Bill Kirkpatrick on sbopkg-users for raising this issue.

Also catch up on the NEWS file while adding this item.
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slakmagik 2011-03-02 23:49:09 +00:00
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@ -2,6 +2,21 @@ SBOPKG NEWS
sbopkg xxxVERSIONxxx (xxxDATExxx) sbopkg xxxVERSIONxxx (xxxDATExxx)
MODIFICATIONS
* Updated French man pages. Thanks to Marie-Claude Collilieux.
BUGFIXES
* Fixed an issue where URL redirects and SSL certificate check
failures could combine to cause a download failure. Thanks to
vbatts for raising this issue.
* Fixed a documentation bug where the ability to keep a
~/.sbopkg.conf file to override the system config file (since
0.25.0) wasn't documented anywhere other than this file. It's
now in both manuals. Thanks to Bill Kirkpatrick for raising
this issue.
sbopkg 0.34.1 (2011-02-05 04:20 UTC) sbopkg 0.34.1 (2011-02-05 04:20 UTC)

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@ -71,3 +71,4 @@ apologize. Thank you!
850 greinze (bug report) 850 greinze (bug report)
853 Pablo Castano Fernandez (translations) 853 Pablo Castano Fernandez (translations)
863 vbatts (bug report) 863 vbatts (bug report)
864 Bill Kirkpatrick (bug report)

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@ -14,7 +14,12 @@ collection of third-party SlackBuild scripts to build Slackware
packages. packages.
The default configuration file is installed at The default configuration file is installed at
.IR /etc/sbopkg/sbopkg.conf . .IR /etc/sbopkg/sbopkg.conf .
Also, please see the subsection below about The user may override any settings in that file by creating
.IR ~/.sbopkg.conf .
.PP
Please see the
.B NOTES
section for more information about variables, including
.BR ARCH . .BR ARCH .
.PP .PP
All boolean options require a All boolean options require a
@ -542,6 +547,9 @@ settings if this is required for the build.
.I /etc/sbopkg/sbopkg.conf .I /etc/sbopkg/sbopkg.conf
File to specify configuration options. File to specify configuration options.
.TP .TP
.I ~/.sbopkg.conf
File to override system configuration options.
.TP
.I /etc/sbopkg/renames.d/50-default .I /etc/sbopkg/renames.d/50-default
Default file that lists software in the SBo repository that has been Default file that lists software in the SBo repository that has been
renamed. renamed.

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@ -29,14 +29,16 @@ about SlackBuilds is strongly advised.
In order for In order for
.B sbopkg .B sbopkg
to be used, a configuration file must exist at to be used, a configuration file must exist at
.IR /etc/sbopkg/sbopkg.conf . .I /etc/sbopkg/sbopkg.conf
An initial install will provide the user with that file while upgrades and/or
will add an .IR ~/.sbopkg.conf .
An initial install will provide the user with the system file while
upgrades will add an
.I /etc/sbopkg/sbopkg.conf.new .I /etc/sbopkg/sbopkg.conf.new
file with which the user may merge or replace the older version. file with which the user may merge or replace the older version.
See See
.BR sbopkg.conf (5) .BR sbopkg.conf (5)
for more information about the configuration file. for more information about the configuration files.
.PP .PP
.B Sbopkg .B Sbopkg
must be run as the root user (since the SBo SlackBuilds are written with must be run as the root user (since the SBo SlackBuilds are written with
@ -116,9 +118,7 @@ Finally, if
.B KEEPLOG .B KEEPLOG
is set to is set to
.B YES .B YES
in the in a configuration file, a permanent log of the build process is saved.
.I sbopkg.conf
file then a permanent log of the build process is saved.
See See
.BR sbopkg.conf (5) .BR sbopkg.conf (5)
under under
@ -460,6 +460,9 @@ on stdout.
.I /etc/sbopkg/sbopkg.conf .I /etc/sbopkg/sbopkg.conf
Default system-wide file to specify configuration options. Default system-wide file to specify configuration options.
.TP .TP
.I ~/.sbopkg.conf
File to override system configuration options.
.TP
.I /etc/sbopkg/renames.d/50-default .I /etc/sbopkg/renames.d/50-default
Default file that lists software in the SBo repositories that has been Default file that lists software in the SBo repositories that has been
renamed. renamed.