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From: Ross Lippert <ripper@eskimo.com>
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	Tremblett on Sun, 17 Feb 2002 10:34:40 -0500)
Subject: Re: pkg_info Ideals
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I don't think so, bc what I'd like to do is equivalent to making my
own instant-workstation port based on what packages I have on my
present workstation.


-r
>Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 10:34:40 -0500
>From: Steve Tremblett <sjt@cisco.com>
>To: Ross Lippert <ripper@eskimo.com>
>Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
>Subject: Re: pkg_info Ideals
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>In-Reply-To: <200202171530.HAA14131@eskimo.com>; from ripper@eskimo.com on Sun, Feb 17, 2002 at 07:30:40AM -0800
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>I believe the misc/instant-workstation port is what you're looking
>for.
>
>read http://www.freebsddiary.org/meta-ports.php
>
>+---- Ross Lippert wrote:
>| 
>| Hi, I was wondering if this wheel has been invented already and
>| I just haven't been looking for it hard enough.
>| 
>| proposed wheel: that pkg_info have an option to reports 'ideal'
>| packages, that is, packages which are not requirements of any other
>| packages.
>| 
>| This would allow a person to quickly find the minimal set of packages
>| he/she would need to install to build their workstation.
>| 
>| 
>| 
>| -r
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>+---end quoted text---
>
>-- 
>Steve Tremblett
>Cisco Systems
>
>

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