Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 22:22:59 -0700 (PDT) From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> To: Arcady Genkin <a.genkin@utoronto.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Ports system *rocks* (was: CVSup conceptual question) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9910132222220.8080-100000@fw.wintelcom.net> In-Reply-To: <871zayvcps.fsf_-_@main.wgaf.net>
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cd /usr/ports/catagory/port ; make pretty-print-build-depends-list -Alfred Perlstein - [bright@rush.net|alfred@freebsd.org] Wintelcom systems administrator and programmer - http://www.wintelcom.net/ [bright@wintelcom.net] On 13 Oct 1999, Arcady Genkin wrote: > I'm *very* impressed with the way ports stuff is organized. What a > wonderful organization, makes much more sense than Linux's package > systems. Takes strain off FreeBSD's ftp servers, too, because the > packages get downloaded from their own home sites... > > The FAQ in section 4.6 of the handbook answered most of my > questions. However, here goes another one: > > Q: How do I find out what other ports does a port depend on? > > Thanks! > > -- > Arcady Genkin http://wgaf.dyndns.org > "You should seek your enemy, you should wage your war -- a war for your > opinions. And if your opinion is defeated, your honesty should still cry > triumph over that!" (F. Nietzsche) > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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