Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 13:35:11 -0600 From: "Mike Meyer" <mwm-dated-1015011312.9432be@mired.org> To: "Joe & Fhe Barbish" <barbish@a1poweruser.com> Cc: "Mike Meyer" <mwm-dated-1014995105.12f138@mired.org>, "FBSDQ" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: How to list port dependencies Message-ID: <15481.16495.636434.350670@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <LPBBIGIAAKKEOEJOLEGOIEKLCIAA.barbish@a1poweruser.com> References: <15481.288.969944.692115@guru.mired.org> <LPBBIGIAAKKEOEJOLEGOIEKLCIAA.barbish@a1poweruser.com>
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Joe & Fhe Barbish <barbish@a1poweruser.com> types: > Well lets take the package path them. I did a make deinstall > on /usr/ports/www/lynx and then did pkg_add -vr lynx and > the package was downloaded & installed ok. The problem is > I did not find it's tar file in /usr/ports/distfiles. I did > a pkg_delete lynx and removed it, then a pkg_add -v lynx > hoping the package tar was still on my PC, but it is not. Well, the authors of pkg_add and I apparently agree that there's no earthly reason for wanting the tarball after you've extracted it. However, the pkg_tarup will generate a binary package from an installed package, using the information in /var/db/pkg. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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