Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2016 18:31:59 -0700 From: David Newman <dnewman@networktest.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pkg and reverse dependencies Message-ID: <c398f08e-39cf-736d-e711-7c20afba7542@networktest.com> In-Reply-To: <CA%2BtpaK2%2BatvGAorSgXf8zELex=xFgqPMevKNZMK4mJQqEY=acQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <3109508c-88e5-5d9c-0f7c-f3279e66eb3b@networktest.com> <CA%2BtpaK2%2BatvGAorSgXf8zELex=xFgqPMevKNZMK4mJQqEY=acQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On 10/23/16 6:17 PM, Adam Vande More wrote: > -r, My understanding is that -r returns dependencies of an installed package -- i.e., which packages are required for that package to work. I am asking about the opposite: Which other packages depend on this package. This info was available from the old 'pkg_info -R' command. > man pkg-info No manual entry for pkg-info And new systems no longer include the old pkg_info command. Did you mean something else? Thanks! dn > > On Sun, Oct 23, 2016 at 7:57 PM, David Newman <dnewman@networktest.com> > wrote: > >> With pkg, how to see reverse dependencies of an installed package? >> >> The old pkg_info command had an -R switch for this, but 'pkg info -R >> <name>' does not do that (it does return lots of other useful info). >> >> Asking specifically about php56-recode, which causes apache24 to dump >> core every time it's upgraded. I don't think I need php56-recode, but >> would like to check what's using it before uninstalling. This is on an >> 11.0-RELEASE amd64 system. >> >> Thanks! >> >> dn >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- >> unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > > >
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