Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:56:27 -0400 From: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com> To: Ed Flecko <edflecko@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Which specific version will be installed via pkg_add or via the port? Message-ID: <4C7FBB1B.3090604@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <44hbi89peq.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> References: <AANLkTimH-HaQfRf2HdCP3FrmsGMAVSo4SY7QVyv90pRf@mail.gmail.com> <44hbi89peq.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
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On 9/2/10 10:43 AM, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > Ed Flecko <edflecko@gmail.com> writes: > >> When you're installing software via the pkg_add command or building >> from source, how do you what specific version you'll be installing >> BEFORE you actually install it? > > By reading the port's Makefile, in my case. > Other common options are > "make packagename" in the port's directory > http://www.freebsd.org/ports > http://www.freshports.org/ > Adding onto Lowell's response, you can see which version of the port was packaged at release time by logging directly into the FTP server: ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD and take a look at what is in the package directory. For example: ls ports/${ARCH}/packages-X.Y-release/${CATEGORY}/${PORT} replacing ${ARCH}, ${CATEGORY}, and ${PORT} as appropriate, and replacing X and Y with your current release version (for example, 8.1). Regards, -- Glen Barber
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