Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2016 18:36:24 -0700 From: David Newman <dnewman@networktest.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pkg and reverse dependencies Message-ID: <5a414a88-3e37-1c5c-1513-54b0dc601230@networktest.com> In-Reply-To: <c398f08e-39cf-736d-e711-7c20afba7542@networktest.com> References: <3109508c-88e5-5d9c-0f7c-f3279e66eb3b@networktest.com> <CA%2BtpaK2%2BatvGAorSgXf8zELex=xFgqPMevKNZMK4mJQqEY=acQ@mail.gmail.com> <c398f08e-39cf-736d-e711-7c20afba7542@networktest.com>
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On 10/23/16 6:31 PM, David Newman wrote: > 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? Arrrgh. Please ignore all this. 'pkg info -r' is exactly right. Thanks/sorry! dn > > 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" >>> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > 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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