manual.txt: misc tweaks/improvements.

doc/manual.txt

@@ -38,14 +38,6 @@ homepage="http://www.foo.org"
 distfiles="http://www.foo.org/foo-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum="fea0a94d4b605894f3e2d5572e3f96e4413bcad3a085aae7367c2cf07908b2ff"
 
-## optional
-foo-devel_package() {
-   short_desc+=" - development files"
-   depends="..."
-   pkg_install() {
-      vmove usr/include
-   }
-}
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
@@ -57,15 +49,50 @@ Don't worry if anything is not clear as it should be. The reserved `variables`
 and `functions` will be explained later. This `template` file should be created
 in a directory matching `$pkgname`, i.e: `xbps-packages/srcpkgs/foo/template`.
 If everything went fine after running `xbps-src build-pkg` a binary package
-called `foo-1.0_1.<arch>.xbps` will be generated in the local repository.
+called `foo-1.0_1.<arch>.xbps` will be generated in the local repository:
+`<masterdir>/host/binpkgs`.
 
-Additional binary packages (those defined in `_package() blocks` need a
-symlink to the `main` package), like this:
+Subpackages
+-----------
+
+In the example shown above just a binary package is generated, but with some
+simple tweaks multiple binary packages can be generated from a single
+template/build, this is called `subpackages`.
+
+To create additional `subpackages` the `template` must define a new function
+with this naming: `<subpkgname>_package()`, i.e:
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Template file for 'foo'
+
+pkgname="foo"
+version="1.0"
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+short_desc="A short description max 72 chars"
+maintainer="name <email>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="http://www.foo.org"
+distfiles="http://www.foo.org/foo-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum="fea0a94d4b605894f3e2d5572e3f96e4413bcad3a085aae7367c2cf07908b2ff"
+
+# foo-devel is a subpkg
+foo-devel_package() {
+	short_desc+=" - development files"
+	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/include
+		vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig
+	}
+}
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+All subpackages need an additional symlink to the `main` pkg, i.e:
 
 ----------------------------------
 
  /srcpkgs
-  |- foo <- directory
+  |- foo <- directory (main pkg)
   |  |- template
   |- foo-devel <- symlink to `foo`
 
@@ -110,30 +137,26 @@ The following functions are defined by `xbps-src` and can be used on any templat
 *vinstall()*::
     `vinstall <file> <mode> <targetdir> [<name>]`
 
-Installs `file` with the specified `mode` into `targetdir` in `$DESTDIR`
-(if called from a `source section`) or `$PKGDESTDIR` (if called from a `package section`).
+Installs `file` with the specified `mode` into `targetdir` into the pkg `$DESTDIR`
 The optional 4th argument can be used to change the `file name`.
 
 *vcopy()*::
     `vcopy <pattern> <targetdir>`
 
-Copies resursively all files in `pattern` to `targetdir` on `$DESTDIR`
-(if called from a `source section`) or `$PKGDESTDIR` (if called from a `package section`).
+Copies resursively all files in `pattern` to `targetdir` into the pkg `$DESTDIR`
 
 *vmove()*::
     `vmove <pattern>`
 
-Moves `pattern` to the specified directory in `$DESTDIR`
-(if called from a `source section`) or `$PKGDESTDIR` (if called from a `package section`).
+Moves `pattern` to the specified directory in the pkg `$DESTDIR`
 
 *vmkdir()*::
     `vmkdir <directory> [<mode>]`
 
-Creates a directory in `$DESTDIR` (if called from a `source section`) or
-`$PKGDESTDIR` (if called from a `package section`). The 2nd optional argument
-sets the mode of the directory.
+Creates a directory in the pkg `$DESTDIR`.
+The 2nd optional argument sets the mode of the directory.
 
-NOTE: shell wildcards must be properly quoted.
+NOTE: shell wildcards must be properly quoted, i.e `vmove "usr/lib/*.a"`.
 
 Global variables
 ----------------