Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 09:00:48 -0700 From: "David Southwell" <david@vizion2000.net> To: "'Robert Huff'" <roberthuff@rcn.com> Cc: 'Mak Kolybabi' <mak@kolybabi.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Looking up libraries and header files Message-ID: <DDF1B8ABF3BD487792E349494F6AF5B1@sleuth64> In-Reply-To: <19140.50178.53068.254287@jerusalem.litteratus.org> References: <A2802A2B3EFE4CE4A3E07ECA3D89D58B@sleuth64><20091001140724.GA27416@brisbane.nepharia.org><4EDA11A6F5CE4422A7BE01EE571C58DA@sleuth64><529486569750436B97C259AC2D363D7F@sleuth64> <19140.50178.53068.254287@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Robert Huff > Sent: 01 October 2009 08:00 > To: David Southwell > Cc: 'Mak Kolybabi'; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: RE: Looking up libraries and header files > > > David Southwell writes: > > > One problem > > > > How about ports that are not installed? > > > > Is there another route that will deal with stuff not on the system? > > I'm not quite sure what you're asking here; perhaps you > could give a scenario? > The above methods only work for things that are > properly installed/registered with the ports(/packages) > system. If you've installed something not from a port ... > you're on your own. > > My scenario is a port is compiling but complains about the absense of a header or a file from a port that has NOT been installed on the system. I have had this a few times when essential source was in a port not listed as a dependency. What I am thinking of is a centrally maintained database of all header and library files available to the port system. David >
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