Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 16:54:53 -0700 (PDT) From: Brian Whalen <bri@sonicboom.org> To: PetBuilder <petbuilder@mediaone.net> Cc: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Which Ports are what Message-ID: <20010923165421.X34428-100000@cx175057-a.ocnsd1.sdca.home.com> In-Reply-To: <003001c14488$4ce93f00$0100a8c0@home>
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you cvsupped to get the ports current, i believe mine has 5.61... Brian "Sonic" Whalen Success = Preparation + Opportunity On Sun, 23 Sep 2001, PetBuilder wrote: > Ok, I sorry I don't know the exact terminology, but please bare with me. > What I want to do, Now that I finally got Apache loaded (thanks to everyone > who helped), is to get perl 5.6 loaded. I usually use ActiveState's perl 5.6 > with Win2000 and it is easy to install. Is there a ActiveState package > available in the ports section that is available for download and do I need > to do anything special to get it to work with apache 2.0.16. > When I go to the Perl5 section of the ports area there is 533 files to > choose from. I cannot find perl 5.6 only 5.005. Is this the only package > available for FreeBSD (in the ported section) or am I missing something? > Also, what additional files are recommended with the program. > > Thank You all for your help, > > Thank You, > > > Craig Rose > Web-Zonic, Inc. > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is > for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential > and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or > distribution is prohibited. > If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply > e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Moran" <wmoran@iowna.com> > To: "PetBuilder" <petbuilder@mediaone.net> > Cc: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 1:51 PM > Subject: Re: Which Ports are what > > > PetBuilder wrote: > > > > Durring the install, I chose to install the ports collection. Later during > > the install it asked me if I want to install a peticular port now. > > I looked at all the files and could not identify any of them. Is there a > > list somewhere that tells you which file name is what? > > I guarantee that you'll get better responses if you take some time to phrase > your question better and include some details. I read this thing over about > twelve times, and I'm only guessing that I understand what you're asking. > > If you're asking how to figure out which port does what, the easiest way is > to surf through the port information at http://www.freebsd.org/ports/ > > If you're curious about what's installed and so forth, /var/db/pkg contains > a subdirectory for each installed package, there are files in there with a > list of all files installed, as well as descriptions. (all simple ASCII text > files) > > You may want to take the time to read the handbook section so you understand > the difference between ports and packages, as it appears to me that you're > getting the two confused: > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports.html > > I hope I've answered your question. > > -Bill > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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