Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 12:24:01 -0400 From: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> To: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Question about ports builds Message-ID: <17581.14625.861611.646408@jerusalem.litteratus.org> In-Reply-To: <200607061557.k66FvXD7008274@sorsby.org> References: <200607061557.k66FvXD7008274@sorsby.org>
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Charlie Sorsby writes: > When one builds (or attempts to build) a port, does the Makefile > know about dependencies and, if necessary, fetch and build any > that are needed but not found? Yes. > PS It would be really helpful if each port/package at freebsd.org > had an indication whether it requires the latest and greatest > version of freeBSD. Put another way, it would be nice to know > the oldest version of freeBSD it will work with. Perhaps that > could be included in the "Requires" list on the page for the > port/package. Scan the Makefile for OSVERSION. Robert Huff
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