Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 12:27:13 -0800 From: Maslan <maslanbsd@gmail.com> To: "Garrett Cooper" <youshi10@u.washington.edu> Cc: FreeBSD Hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: pkg_add doesn't keep dependent pkgs Message-ID: <319cceca0711061227h6dbaf2fdib03a962aae7ddad1@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <47301ADA.3080509@u.washington.edu> References: <319cceca0711030605m370709d1ua0c694d12dbb1766@mail.gmail.com> <47301ADA.3080509@u.washington.edu>
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> Package dependencies may change, depending on the user settings and > port maintainers configuration for the port (i.e. Makefiles). The same > sort of applies to packages as well. > Or were you referring to just packages instead of ports based > package metadata :)? > Or maybe a better question is: what are you trying to accomplish? > -Garrett > The problem is that i always try FreeBSD snapshots, and each time i did a fresh install, i found my self in need to install xorg & gnome. so when i use pkg_add -rK xorg or pkg_add -rK gnome, it just keeps the package itself only without its dependencies, it would be better for me to keep the packages i use rather than downloading them every time. The ports has no problem with that, since it leaves all the port dependencies in /usr/ports/distfiles but i prefer packages than recompiling every time i install a fresh system something like gnome would eat my day compiling it. -- System Programmer -- I'm Searching For Perfection, So Even If U Need Portability U've To Use Assembly ;-) -- http://libosdk.berlios.de
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