Date: Tue, 04 May 1999 15:55:01 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com> To: Spamoff <Spambait@tampabay.rr.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Packages - how do you use therm Message-ID: <372F0A45.A622CDD3@uk.radan.com> References: <372EF790.48705528@tampabay.rr.com>
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Spamoff wrote:
>
> Hello :)
>
> I've been going around in circles with these and am getting nowhere depsite
> having Greg's book and looking at the web site.
>
> 1) Can someone pleasqe expalin to me, succinctly, how you use packages after
> you have installed them using /stand/sysinstall OR pkg_add.
>
> I've done it both ways, I searched for their location. I've tried to read the
> files present and failed pretty much.
>
> Packages are supposed to be binary from what I understand, and ports are src
> that you build ???
>
You should just be able to type the name of the binary at a command
prompt. You could try ``rehash'' first, then the binary name.
Note that the binary name is not the exactly the same as the package
name, the latter includes the version number, e.g. urlview-0.7 is the
package but ``urlview'' is the filename.
If all else fails look in
/var/db/pkg/<package name>/+CONTENTS
look for line(s) ``@cwd'' and lines containing a likely filename:
@cwd /usr/local
...
bin/urlview....
This means your binary is ``/usr/local/bin/urlview''
HTH
> 2) What's the advantage, if any, of using the ports ? I'm sure you can
> change locations but what else ?
>
> Regards...Martin
>
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