man: Better document install scripts

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A. Wilcox 2018-02-15 14:22:35 -06:00 committed by Natanael Copa
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@ -515,8 +515,15 @@ An install script must be written in shell and must have a
.Li Dq #!/bin/sh
interpreter declaration as the first line. The
.Cm install
variable must contain the install scripts needed by the package. The different
actions available are as follows:
variable must contain the install scripts needed by the package.
The install script will be run inside the root filesystem where the package is
being installed. A single argument will be passed to all scripts, which is the
version of the package being installed. The pre-upgrade and post-upgrade
scripts will have an additional second argument, which is the old version that
is currently installed on the system.
The different actions that may have install scripts specified are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Ic $pkgname.pre-install