On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 21:51:28 -0800, Michael C. Shultz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sunday 27 March 2005 09:41 pm, Jay O'Brien wrote: > > stheg olloydson wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > They are recursive dependencies. Check each ports requirements. > > > cvsup-without-gui depends on ezm3. ezm3 depends on gmake, > > > gettext and libiconv. libiconv depends on libtool...and the foot > > > bone's connected to the toe bone :). > > > > > > hth, > > > > > > stheg > > > > stheg, > > > > Thank you. Great learning experience. Especially 'make search'. That > > is very useful. But how does it work (/usr/ports/Makefile doesn't > > have a SEARCH statement) and is it documented somewhere, like in a > > MAN page? > > > > The handbook, ¶4.3, mentions 'make search' but doesn't explain how it > > works. > > > > Jay > > It would be nice if the ports make options were better documented, but > you can read through /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk and find information > on the various options. > > here is an example: > > # all-depends-list > # - Show all directories which are dependencies > # for this port. > > then > > cd /usr/ports/lang/ezm3/ > make all-depends-list > > result: > > /usr/ports/converters/libiconv > /usr/ports/devel/gettext > /usr/ports/devel/gmake > /usr/ports/devel/libtool15 > > -Mike > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" >
Thank you Michael for the very usefull information. Ahh, can't say how much I've learned after joining the lists. -- Kind regards Abu Khaled _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"