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Date:      Thu, 22 Nov 2007 19:16:21 -0500
From:      Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com>
To:        David Benfell <benfell@parts-unknown.org>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   How do I prevent a port from installing?
Message-ID:  <18246.7125.29876.835213@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
In-Reply-To: <20071122174115.GA23792@parts-unknown.org>
References:  <20071122174115.GA23792@parts-unknown.org>

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David Benfell writes:

>  Also, in deinstalling jdk, I found that apache-ant relied upon
>  it, but I couldn't see what depended on apache-ant.

	"man pkg_info", paying attention to the 'r' and 'R' options.

>  Is there a workaround for apache-ant?

	If it's a mandatory dependency - i.e. not installed because of
an option - the anxwer is probably "No.".
	You could consult the maintainer for a more authoratative
opinion.



				Robert Huff



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