On 9/13/05, Roland Kuhn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Alexander! > > On 13 Sep 2005, at 18:49, Alexander K. Hansen wrote: > > > On 9/13/05, Daniel Macks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> On Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 06:33:56PM +0200, Roland Kuhn wrote: > >> > >>> On 13 Sep 2005, at 18:19, Robert Jacobson wrote: > >>> > >>>> > >>>> I'd like to check out the package "khexedit". I see it on the Fink > >>>> web page, but I don't seem to have an info file for it. > >>>> > > > > Other methods if you're offline include > > > > "fink dumpinfo -fparent <packagename>" --returns the parent package > > for a splitoff, and nothing for the parent package (or any other > > package that has no splifoffs) > > > > "fink dumpinfo -ffamily <packagename>? --returns all of the packages > > in the .info file for <packagename>. The first one in this list is the > > parent package, which should usually be what the .info file is named > > for. > > As you say -fparent implies that one knows already that the package > in question is not directly available (until it has been compiled, > that is). So what about "fink find <package>", which scans the > families and the children? I'd code it up if someone gave me a > pointer where I should add this code... > > Ciao, > Roland > > -- > TU Muenchen, Physik-Department E18, James-Franck-Str. 85747 Garching > Telefon 089/289-12592; Telefax 089/289-12570 > -- > A mouse is a device used to point at > the xterm you want to type in. > Kim Alm on a.s.r. > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > Version: 3.12 > GS/CS/M/MU d-(++) s:+ a-> C+++ UL++++ P-(+) L+++ E(+) W+ !N K- w--- M > + !V Y+ > PGP++ t+(++) 5 R+ tv-- b+ DI++ e+++>++++ h---- y+++ > ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
dumpinfo already scans the whole .info file. You just have to give it the right flag. -- Alexander K. Hansen Fink Documenter [Day Job] Levitated Dipole Experiment http://psfcwww2.psfc.mit.edu/ldx/ ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. Download it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" plasma tv or your very own Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list Fink-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
