Date: Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:18:38 +0100 From: Chris Whitehouse <cwhiteh@onetel.com> To: Randy Belk <randy.belk@gmail.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how to display pkg-message Message-ID: <4AA3FCFE.7000008@onetel.com> In-Reply-To: <946140ad0909061021g1d0ca8daie78502f71c009ddf@mail.gmail.com> References: <4AA3D2E7.9070409@onetel.com> <8250ac3f0909060829j8b47ca9t72fdd3cf5820635a@mail.gmail.com> <946140ad0909061021g1d0ca8daie78502f71c009ddf@mail.gmail.com>
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Randy Belk wrote: > On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 10:29 AM, Kalle > Møller<freebsd-questions@k-moeller.dk> wrote: >> Looking for that feature to :) >> >> On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 5:19 PM, Chris Whitehouse <cwhiteh@onetel.com> wrote: >> >>> Hello >>> >>> Could someone remind of the make target for showing messages which are >>> displayed when installing ports please. I thought it was some variant of >>> make showinfo but I can't find one that works. I am assuming that if >>> <port>/files/pkg-message.in exists the this make target would show a >>> result. >>> >>> thanks >>> >>> Chris >>> _______________________________________________ >>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to " >>> freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> Med Venlig Hilsen >> >> Kalle R. Møller >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > > > This is explained in the pkg_info man page. > > To Show the install-message file for the installed package > postfix-2.6.3,1 you would enter "pkg_info -D -x postfix | less" > > Please read the man page! Also install ports-mgmt/bpkg, it's an awsome utility > > Thanks for the info. I read man ports, quite a lot of bsd.ports.mk plus list archives and google but because I was so convinced it was a make target I didn't think of pkg_info. It all makes sense now. What's more next time I forget I will be able to look up my own post :) Thanks Matthew S for the tip about tarballs too. cheers Chris
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