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Subject: tracing dependencies (Re: dependencies out of hand?)
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Q:
> How do you trace the dependencies?  I have found this uncommonly
> difficult.

A:
The

	% make all-depends-list

will list the ports, that the port in the current directory depends on.

or you can parse the prebuilt list in /usr/ports/INDEX-6 (or -7 depending on 
your OS level).

Yours,

	-mi