All the names of pkg-* files are defined using variables so you can change them in your Makefile if need be. This is especially useful when you are sharing the same pkg-* files among several ports or have to write to one of the above files (see writing to places other than WRKDIR for why it is a bad idea to write directly into the pkg-* subdirectory).
Here is a list of variable names and their default values. (PKGDIR defaults to ${MASTERDIR}.)
| Variable | Default value |
|---|---|
| DESCR | ${PKGDIR}/pkg-descr |
| PLIST | ${PKGDIR}/pkg-plist |
| PKGINSTALL | ${PKGDIR}/pkg-install |
| PKGDEINSTALL | ${PKGDIR}/pkg-deinstall |
| PKGREQ | ${PKGDIR}/pkg-req |
| PKGMESSAGE | ${PKGDIR}/pkg-message |
Please change these variables rather than overriding PKG_ARGS. If you change PKG_ARGS, those files will not correctly be installed in /var/db/pkg upon install from a port.