Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 22:31:09 -0600 (CST) From: "Peter Clark" <clarkp@mtmary.edu> To: perryh@pluto.rain.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dependencies in portmaster Message-ID: <39632.218.185.52.132.1204432269.squirrel@webmail.mtmary.edu> In-Reply-To: <47c9e1a1.c98z3hRYgXce6kBO%perryh@pluto.rain.com> References: <47c9e1a1.c98z3hRYgXce6kBO%perryh@pluto.rain.com>
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> I am trying to figure out what-all would happen if I were to install
> a particular port. IOW I want to do something like
>
> # portmaster {some set of options} name-of-port
>
> and have it report something along the lines of
>
> name-of-port vn #.## requires:
> port status
> ---- ------
> dependency-1 OK
> dependency-2 need vn 2.22, current 1.05
> dependency-3 not installed
> ...
>
> dependency-2 vn 2.22 requires:
> port status
> ---- ------
> dependency-4 OK
> dependency-5 need vn 5.03, current 4.57
> ...
>
> dependency-3 vn #.## requires:
> port status
> ---- ------
> dependency-6 not installed
>
> ...
>
> I do not want it to actually build or install anything.
>
> If I am understanding the portmaster manpage correctly this is close
> to what -n would do, but I don't even want it to do 'make config' --
> I just want a report of what would have to be added or upgraded in
> order to install the port in question. (I imagine portmaster has
> to already be collecting this sort of information internally, the
> question is how to get it reported externally.)
>
> BTW I am looking for a solution that does not involve portupgrade,
> because I do not have portupgrade installed and before attempting
> to install it I would want to see this sort of report regarding it.
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If you truly are just looking at the dependency list and do not wish to
have make do anything, wouldn't this do the trick:
http://portsmon.freebsd.org/portdependencytree.py
I guess you would need to have an up to date ports tree for this to be
accurate.
Peter
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