Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2016 00:42:11 +0200 From: Alphons van Werven <freebsd@skysmurf.nl> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: "Kevin P. Neal" <kpn@neutralgood.org>, freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Is there a curses-based mp3 player available in FreeBSD ? Message-ID: <20161019224211.GA17710@spectrum.skysmurf.nl> In-Reply-To: <20161019203720.3ca646f1.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <mailman.83.1476878402.19583.freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> <VI1PR02MB09743EAC1DCD5539913DC9F9F6D20@VI1PR02MB0974.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com> <44wph473ao.fsf@lowell-desk.lan> <VI1PR02MB09740FF5C3F2BDB6B3D86DE6F6D20@VI1PR02MB0974.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com> <CAHieY7TV_1pXkXLAhchpGi3X%2B9y%2B4VL2%2BhkYkswPECj8zthpFw@mail.gmail.com> <VI1PR02MB0974A7D5AB6C5B9606A7283FF6D20@VI1PR02MB0974.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com> <20161019180428.GB37473@neutralgood.org> <20161019203720.3ca646f1.freebsd@edvax.de>
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Polytropon wrote:
> The use of the "locate" command requires that the corresponding
> database has been built (and is up to date). This is not always
> the case, especially on "user PCs" due to the database creation
> happening when the PC is switched off. ;-)
Moreover, "make search" has name=3D... and key=3D... arguments that allow
searching for more than just the name of the port.
For instance, I once wrote a curses-based mpg123 frontend myself. But it
was called FooBox, so something along the lines of
% locate -i mp3|grep ports
would fail to find it (if it had been in the ports tree, that is).
One can also use tools such as find(1) and/or awk(1) to search the ports
tree for certain functionality, although some of these methods can be very
slow if you're not careful. For example, I do NOT recommend the following:
% find /usr/ports -type f -name pkg-descr -exec grep -iH mp3 {} \;
Also, awk(1) requires a /usr/ports/INDEX-* file being present and current.
If I remember correctly portsnap(8) will update/maintain that file, but if
you update your ports tree using SVN or Git you need to run "make index"
manually, which can take a sod of a long time.
Of course, if one does have access to an X environment and a web browser,
there's always FreshPorts ;-) In fact, when you find a port that looks
promising and it has a website, you can click straight through and check
it out more thoroughly.
Fonz
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A.J. "Fonz" van Werven <freebsd@skysmurf.nl>
Leonard: Our [his and Penny's] babies would be smart *and* beautiful.
Sheldon: Not to mention imaginary.
-- The Big Bang Theory, season 1 episode 3
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