From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 27 16:30:06 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C239637B401 for ; Sun, 27 Jul 2003 16:30:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail1.panix.com (mail1.panix.com [166.84.1.72]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2CB6043F93 for ; Sun, 27 Jul 2003 16:30:06 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from fj@panix.com) Received: from panix3.panix.com (panix3.panix.com [166.84.1.3]) by mail1.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E0A848AAE; Sun, 27 Jul 2003 19:30:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from fj@localhost) by panix3.panix.com (8.11.6p2/8.8.8/PanixN1.1) id h6RNU5s25880; Sun, 27 Jul 2003 19:30:05 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2003 19:30:05 -0400 From: Joe Altman To: david Message-ID: <20030727233005.GA24129@panix.com> References: <200306261634.33789.dvelez502@verizon.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200306261634.33789.dvelez502@verizon.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: software packages X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2003 23:30:07 -0000 On Thu, Jun 26, 2003 at 04:34:33PM -0400, david wrote: > Hi, I'm using freebsd 5.0 Jan 2003 series > > Since all files are downloaded to the /usr/ports/distfiles, > I would like to know which software packages belong > to what program. For example, I install mplayer and it > downloaded mplayer and other files for it. Is it possible > to know which of these files are for mplayer. > > I appreciate any help Isn't possible to track this by looking at the Makefile, in the relevant ports' directory? You may also wish to check out the Ports Index Browser; in, of all places, the ports tree. One of the column headings is "Run Requires", and the other is "Build Requires"; HTH. -- Free the West Memphis Three http://www.wm3.org/