From owner-freebsd-ports Fri Jun 22 0:34:43 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from dagobert.skystream.nl (smtp.uwnet.nl [195.7.130.55]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3132937B406 for ; Fri, 22 Jun 2001 00:34:38 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from abgoeree@uwnet.nl) Received: from dyn.dailup.c227129199.isd.to (dyn.dailup.c227129199.isd.to [213.227.129.199]) by dagobert.skystream.nl (8.11.3/8.11.0) with ESMTP id f5M7bki21813 for ; Fri, 22 Jun 2001 09:37:46 +0200 Received: (qmail 12844 invoked by uid 1000); 22 Jun 2001 07:33:55 -0000 From: "Andre Goeree" Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 09:33:55 +0200 To: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Tool testdrivers wanted Message-ID: <20010622093355.A6037@mandark.attica.home> References: <20010622022629.A480@mandark.attica.home> <20010622025000.A2860@mandark.attica.home> <20010622030342.A3370@mandark.attica.home> <20010621214453.E60122@FreeBSD.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20010621214453.E60122@FreeBSD.org>; from ade@FreeBSD.org on Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 09:44:53PM -0500 X-Sender: abgoeree@uwnet.nl Sender: owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 09:44:53PM -0500, Ade Lovett wrote: > On Fri, Jun 22, 2001 at 03:03:42AM +0200, Andre Goeree wrote: > > The link is: http://home.uwnet.nl/~abgoeree/freebsd/pkgbrowser.tcl > > Perhaps you could give a synopsis of how this works better that > sysutils/pib. Bonus points awarded for working with tcl/tk 8.3 > (which pib doesn't appear to do) on my quest to kill tcl/tk 8.2 :) > > -aDe * Pib works with the INDEX file in /usr/ports and is targeted at ports maintenance. * Package Browser works with the packages/ports that are installed on your box and is targeted at packages (ports is a next chapter in its development). * Package Browser can also be used by people who don't have a ports tree. As you can see, the two programs are completely different so it is hard to tell which one works "better". -Andre. > > -- > Ade Lovett, Austin, TX. ade@FreeBSD.org > FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://www.FreeBSD.org/ > -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message