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To: James FitzGibbon <james@nexis.net>
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Subject: Re: Question about pkg_add and @pkgdep 
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Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 08:44:31 -0700
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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
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> Quick question about using pkg_add.  I'm testing a port prior to import,
> and want to do a 'make package'.  That works, recording the package
> dependancy.  When I do a 'pkg_add package.tgz' on a system that has
> neither the package nor it's dependancy, the dependancy is reported but 
> nothing is done.

Hmmmm.  That's supposed to work.  Are you sure the depended package
isn't perhaps *registered*, even if not necessarily installed?

						Jordan