Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 16:41:21 +0200 From: Vasil Dimov <vd@datamax.bg> To: "Michael C\. Shultz" <ringworm01@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: portsearch: how to display search results Message-ID: <20051223144121.GA41892@qlovarnika.bg.datamax> In-Reply-To: <200512220849.42549.ringworm01@gmail.com> References: <20051222164021.GA30104@qlovarnika.bg.datamax> <200512220849.42549.ringworm01@gmail.com>
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--cNdxnHkX5QqsyA0e Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Dec 22, 2005 at 08:49:41AM -0800, Michael C. Shultz wrote: > On Thursday 22 December 2005 08:40, Vasil Dimov wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I am working on a tool that will allow easy (portsearch -f something) > > and fast (less than a few seconds) to search for ports that install > > some file. > > > > I see two options for displaying the results: > > > > 1) the simple way > > Show each file that matches a given pattern with some information for > > the port that would install it. This means that one port may be shown > > more than once, which I find really irritating. > > > > Here is an example output when searching for files that match the > > regular expression bin/f.* > > > > Port: portabc > > File: bin/f1 > > > > Port: portabc > > File: bin/f2 > > > > Port: portxyz > > File: bin/f3 > > > > > > 2) group files by port > > Show ports that have at least one file matching a given pattern with all > > the matching files they install > > > > Output from the same search criteria: > > > > Port: portabc > > File(s): bin/f1, bin/f2 > > > > Port: portxyz > > File(s): bin/f3 > > > > > > My research shows that Debian's ``apt-file search'' and Fedora's > > ``yum provides'' use "the simple way" and display one package more > > than once. But 2) seems to me to be the prettier output. > > > > What do you think? >=20 > I prefer the files grouped by port, do you have a working example yet? I'd > like to give it a test run. Thanks for your response. I implemented grouping and now 1) can easily be supported, e.g. the prog will support both modes via some command line options. I have a working program, but I want to make some cleanup before fireing it out. Happy holidays! --=20 Vasil Dimov --cNdxnHkX5QqsyA0e Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iD8DBQFDrAyRFw6SP/bBpCARAl92AKChaLZ7RLTreILuDct7AOJpCf5b0gCfdXCY c01HxWJPO0sMC7U4DAxlfwU= =zVje -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --cNdxnHkX5QqsyA0e--
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