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Date:      Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:59:34 GMT
From:      Kuteynikov Dmitriy <kuteynikov@gmail.com>
To:        freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   ports/118868: FreeBSD Ports Search webpage is not usable
Message-ID:  <200712191959.lBJJxYFm004197@www.freebsd.org>
Resent-Message-ID: <200712192000.lBJK03B4014098@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number:         118868
>Category:       ports
>Synopsis:       FreeBSD Ports Search webpage is not usable
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-ports-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Dec 19 20:00:03 UTC 2007
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Kuteynikov Dmitriy
>Release:        7.0-BETA2
>Organization:
MEPHI
>Environment:
FreeBSD av113962 7.0-BETA2 FreeBSD 7.0-BETA2 #0: Fri Nov  2 16:47:33 UTC 2007     root@logan.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  i386
>Description:
Web interface for ports collection is very inconvenient. I want to find package to install it by `pkg_add -r` command (because I don't have much time to build it from ports tree) but it's name on the site and in the package server differ. I've spent a lot of time trying to guess, what command I should enter to install openoffice.org-2.3.20071115 : `pkg_add -r openoffice.org`, `pkg_add -r openofficeorg-23`, `pkg_add -r openofficeorg23`, `pkg_add -r openoffice.org-2.3.20071115` or `pkg_add -r openoffice-org_23`. It's unbearable! Look at http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=openoffice.org&searchon=names&suite=testing&section=all
It's simple. It gave me all information I need to know and I can type `apt-get install openoffice.org` or download precompiled package straight from the site.
>How-To-Repeat:
Search openoffice package at Ports Search webpage and try to guess it's real package name.
>Fix:
Show real package names in the search results and give a link to precompiled package.

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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