Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 07:53:14 -0700 From: "David Southwell" <david@vizion2000.net> To: "'David Southwell'" <david@vizion2000.net>, "'Mak Kolybabi'" <mak@kolybabi.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Looking up libraries and header files Message-ID: <529486569750436B97C259AC2D363D7F@sleuth64> In-Reply-To: <4EDA11A6F5CE4422A7BE01EE571C58DA@sleuth64> References: <A2802A2B3EFE4CE4A3E07ECA3D89D58B@sleuth64><20091001140724.GA27416@brisbane.nepharia.org> <4EDA11A6F5CE4422A7BE01EE571C58DA@sleuth64>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of > David Southwell > Sent: 01 October 2009 07:50 > To: 'Mak Kolybabi' > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: RE: Looking up libraries and header files > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of > Mak Kolybabi > > Sent: 01 October 2009 07:07 > > To: david@vizion2000.net > > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > Subject: Re: Looking up libraries and header files > > > > On 2009-10-01 06:59, david@vizion2000.net wrote: > > > What is the simplest way to found out which port installs > specific > > > harder or library files? > > > > pkg_info has a --which flag that tells you what package a file came > > from: > > % pkg_info --which /usr/local/include/pcre.h > /usr/local/include/pcre.h > > was installed by package pcre-7.9 > > > > -- > > Matthew Anthony Kolybabi (Mak) > > <mak@kolybabi.com> > Thanks Mat > > Now I have two solutions for the price of one question > > Brill!! OK One problem How about ports that are not installed? Is there another route that will deal with stuff not on the system? David >
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