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Date:      Mon, 28 Mar 2005 08:04:45 +0200
From:      Abu Khaled <khaled.abu@gmail.com>
To:        "Michael C. Shultz" <ringworm01@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Portupgrade (vs. Portmanager) question
Message-ID:  <a64c109e0503272204b664a46@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <200503272151.29109.ringworm01@gmail.com>
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On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 21:51:28 -0800, Michael C. Shultz
<ringworm01@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sunday 27 March 2005 09:41 pm, Jay O'Brien wrote:
> > stheg olloydson wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > They are recursive dependencies. Check each ports requirements.
> > > cvsup-without-gui depends on ezm3. ezm3 depends on gmake,
> > > gettext and libiconv. libiconv depends on libtool...and the foot
> > > bone's connected to the toe bone :).
> > >
> > > hth,
> > >
> > > stheg
> >
> > stheg,
> >
> > Thank you. Great learning experience. Especially 'make search'. That
> > is very useful. But how does it work (/usr/ports/Makefile doesn't
> > have a SEARCH statement) and is it documented somewhere, like in a
> > MAN page?
> >
> > The handbook, =B64.3, mentions 'make search' but doesn't explain how it
> > works.
> >
> > Jay
>=20
> It would be nice if the ports make options were better documented, but
> you can read through /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk and find information
> on the various options.
>=20
> here is an example:
>=20
> # all-depends-list
> #                         - Show all directories which are dependencies
> #                                 for this port.
>=20
> then
>=20
> cd /usr/ports/lang/ezm3/
> make all-depends-list
>=20
> result:
>=20
> /usr/ports/converters/libiconv
> /usr/ports/devel/gettext
> /usr/ports/devel/gmake
> /usr/ports/devel/libtool15
>=20
> -Mike
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>=20

Thank you Michael for the very usefull information.
Ahh, can't say how much I've learned after joining the lists.

--=20
Kind regards
Abu Khaled



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