Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 17:01:02 -0400 (EDT) From: Adam <bsdx@looksharp.net> To: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: a better idea for package dependencies Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0005091659260.11996-100000@turtle.looksharp.net> In-Reply-To: <20000509123637.A66034@dragon.nuxi.com>
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>On Tue, May 09, 2000 at 03:24:25PM -0400, Adam wrote:
>> I cant comment on the complexity of registering a port as an installed
>> package because I havent read the code, but it doesnt look too complex
>> according to whats in /var/db/pkg... perhaps more makefile things could
>> be done to register a package. I am seeing +COMMENT +CONTENTS
>> +DESC in a simple port dir, and if it depends on other things,
>> +REQUIRED_BY... thinking optimistically that this stuff could be
>> acheived with simple commands like echo myport >>
>> /var/db/foo/+REQUIRED_BY, and maybe grep to help with removing things
>> from REQ...
>
>PLEASE get a CLUE about pkg_* and ports BEFORE commenting further.
>-- David (obrien@NUXI.com)
Good suggestion. Did some reading in bsd.port.mk and came up with the
basis for a hack to get a port installed without pkg_*. If only total
elegant solutions are entertained here then I will say no further, but
here goes:
cd /usr/ports/foo/pkg_create
make NO_PKG_REGISTER install
(pkg_create gets installed but not recorded)
Since you claim superior knowledge about ports than me, I wont bother
explaining it. I'm only trying to satisfy your original question.
" IF the pkg_* utils were
ports, how would you install them??"
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