Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 15:23:57 +1100 From: "Richard Browne" <richb@pobox.com.au> To: "Jeremy Shaffner" <jeremy@external.org> Cc: <ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Ports, shared libraries, dependencies and versions Message-ID: <000701c0753c$fd782190$0e1a24cb@scorpio> References: <002501c0752a$ef9b1c10$0e1a24cb@scorpio> <20010102214719.A84037@external.org>
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> > releases, for example, will be binary compatible. Wouldn't it make sense > > then for FreeBSD ports to depend on 'gtk-1.2.*'? > > Don't confuse the naming convention used for ports & packages with the naming > convention used for shared libraries. You *could* upgrade to 'gtk-1.2.9' > because the actual dependancy is on "gtk12.2". You would simply: > > # cd /usr/ports/x11-toolkit/gtk12 > # make clean (if you didn't clean from last time) > # make > # pkg_delete gtk-1.2.8 (this way you've made sure the new version compiles first) > # make install > Ok, I see. Packages don't depend on 'gtk-1.2.8'. But hang on, that's what the ports system says (see http://www.freebsd.org/ports/gnome.html for example). How can I find out what the actual dependencies are then? > Your pkg_delete will complain (you may have to force it), but you can ignore > the warnings. If I have to force it and ignore warnings.. isn't that a blow to user friendliness? Granted, the main thing is that it can hold together and handle updates, but it's not clear to a new user. How do I know if it's valid to use pkg_delete and ignore warnings? Thanks for your reply. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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