Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:07:23 -0800 From: Charlie Kester <corky1951@comcast.net> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Ports Problem - Please help Message-ID: <20100212190723.GB17839@comcast.net> In-Reply-To: <4B759D2F.5090608@bsdforen.de> References: <6790187d1002112022q1a0dcd1dxbf9accdba50167c9@mail.gmail.com> <4B7516AA.3010600@black-earth.co.uk> <20100212062506.247d25d5@scorpio.seibercom.net> <4B754270.9030001@black-earth.co.uk> <1265977673.5468.5.camel@lenzinote> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1002121213580.48230@pragry.qngnvk.ybpny> <4B759D2F.5090608@bsdforen.de>
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On Fri 12 Feb 2010 at 10:25:51 PST Dominic Fandrey wrote: >Hmm, I just tested it, because my port sysutils contains pkg_libchk, >which has a very similar function. [...] >It doesn't have libchk's ability to list unused libraries, though. Libchk's manpage contains a warning about this. You shouldn't leap to the conclusion that what it calls "unreferenced libraries" are "unused". That uncertainty does tend to reduce the usefulness of the list, so your package doesn't suffer in the comparison as much as you might think. :)
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