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Date:      Sun, 15 Jul 2001 12:56:56 -0700
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To:        Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@starjuice.net>
Cc:        ports@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Package dependency limitations
Message-ID:  <20010715125656.A10531@xor.obsecurity.org>
In-Reply-To: <35864.994754601@axl.seasidesoftware.co.za>; from sheldonh@starjuice.net on Tue, Jul 10, 2001 at 10:43:21AM %2B0200
References:  <35864.994754601@axl.seasidesoftware.co.za>

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On Tue, Jul 10, 2001 at 10:43:21AM +0200, Sheldon Hearn wrote:
>=20
> When I originally worked on the www/mod_perl port, I found an annoying
> limitation in package dependencies.
>=20
> Port dependencies basically say this:
>=20
> 	If file/library x is not installed install port y.
>=20
> However, package dependencies say this:
>=20
> 	If port y is not installed, install port y.

Someone just needs to port wildcard dependencies from NetBSD.

Kris

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