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Date:      Thu, 21 May 2015 02:10:30 +0200
From:      Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
To:        Jeffry Killen <jekillen@prodigy.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ports make search?
Message-ID:  <20150521021030.4a0485ab.freebsd@edvax.de>
In-Reply-To: <29A62BC7-F140-4BA4-B7DF-1B5F47E27889@prodigy.net>
References:  <29A62BC7-F140-4BA4-B7DF-1B5F47E27889@prodigy.net>

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On Wed, 20 May 2015 16:18:26 -0700, Jeffry Killen wrote:
> I am in /usr/ports and
> did make search name='libjpg'
> It says that INDEX_10 must be built
> 
> So now I have excuted the command
> make index
> 
> As I type this it appears that the process is completed.
> 
> But it has been going on for around 20 minutes. Is it
> common or not unexpected to take that long?

If I remember correctly, the index file can be fetched and
doesn't need to be built locally (which really takes some
time, as you have noticed):

	# make fetchindex

When the index is present, things like "make search" will
work properly.


-- 
Polytropon
Magdeburg, Germany
Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...



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