Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 11:01:03 +1100 (EST) From: Jim Mock <jim@corp.au.triax.com> To: Stan Brown <stanb@awod.com> Cc: Free BSD Questions list <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Ports question Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9812291055420.1551-100000@corp.au.triax.com> In-Reply-To: <199812282349.PAA13909@hub.freebsd.org>
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On Mon, 28 Dec 1998, Stan Brown wrote: > Is there aw way to make a given port go ahead, and downlaod any > others that it depends on, and build them first? I would havesworn > that the ports system sued to do this, but it doesn;t seem to be > doing it on my system at the moment. > It should do it for you if it depends on another port. For example, the other day I installed xmpeg3 which depends on amp to run and it installed amp because amp didn't exist on my system. AFAIK, any port which has a dependency on another will install the one it depends on if it's not already installed. > Also what about ports that may not be _required_, but may be used if > present, as in the Xaw3d widget set for the siag pory? > Those would have to be installed separately AFAIK because it doesn't depend on it. If I'm way off here someone please set me straight =) Hope this helps, -- : Jim Mock | [jim@corp.au.triax.com] : : System Administrator | http://www.triax.com/ : : Triax Internet Services | ----------------------------- : : Portland, OR USA | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve : : Wagga Wagga, NSW Australia | http://www.freebsd.org/ : To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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