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Subject: Re: where to find what a port will try to download
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--- Rowdy <david@fielden.com.au> wrote:

> Peter Ryan wrote:
> 
> > Hi Matthew,
> > 
> > I am trying to find out which files a port
> > will try to download.
> > 
> > E.g. JDK14.  The Makefile has parameterised
> > distfiles and I cant see where the parameters
> > are resolved. I have looked in the other 
> > package files and cant see anything.
> > 
> > I while back, when I knew less than nothing about
> > cvsup, you mentioned that the JDK14 port now used 
> > a newer file from Sun.  (the '_05' instead of the
> > '_04' I was looking for)
> > 
> > How did you know the port wanted the newer file ?
> > 
> > And how did you find out the exact name ?
> > 
> > Thanks
> > Peter
> 
> I'm not sure about the specific example above, but in general you
> can:
> 
> cd /usr/ports/x/y
> make fetch-recursive-list
> 
> That will spit out a list of fetch statements complete with
> alternative
> URLs for all source files needed to compile/install a port.
> 
> Dave


aha.. thanks.. that sounds perfect
regards
Peter