From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 18 09:50:42 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 87BD216A4CE for ; Mon, 18 Oct 2004 09:50:42 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.halls.colostate.edu (halls-mailgw.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.23]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 36DAA43D2F for ; Mon, 18 Oct 2004 09:50:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from end@endif.cjb.net) Received: from zork (inge069131.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.69.131]) i9I9occL003243; Mon, 18 Oct 2004 03:50:39 -0600 Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 03:50:38 -0600 From: Robin Schoonover To: Olivier Tharan Message-ID: <20041018035038.6bc9a96c@zork> In-Reply-To: <20041018090727.GU97662@weirdos.oban.frmug.org> References: <20041016135618.00711a35@dolphin.local.net> <20041016141935.2d77ebea@dolphin.local.net> <20041016143203.7d20298a@dolphin.local.net> <200410162312.35392.michaelnottebrock@gmx.net> <20041016160830.34115d03@zork> <20041018090727.GU97662@weirdos.oban.frmug.org> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 0.9.12b (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd5.3) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: clamd / ClamAV version 0.71, clamav-milter version 0.71 X-Virus-Status: Clean cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ports with no pkg-plist files X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 09:50:42 -0000 On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 11:07:27 +0200 Olivier Tharan wrote: > * Robin Schoonover (20041016 16:08): > > I've noticed that the only way to make sure you get a plist is to do > > a"make install" and then look the installed +CONTENTS. You need to > > I find the 'pkg_info -L' output even more convenient. > Oops, I had completely forgotten about pkg_info. Unfortunately, you still have to install the port before pkg_info -L can be used, which was most of my point in the first place (using pkg_info or checking the contents of +CONTENTS is the relatively fast and painless part) -- Robin Schoonover (aka End) # # The only cure for insomnia is to get more sleep. #