Andre Stechert wrote: > ***a student becomes enlightened*** > > I previously thought "port echo" was just a loopback/diagnostic > because if I do "port echo asdfjk" I get "asdfjk".
True. 'port echo' simply expands the list you give to the command. If you would run port install asdfjk it would search for a port "asdfjk". This is also what port echo asdfjk tells you. But if you are going to run port install '*abc*' you don't know to which ports this would expand. port echo '*abc*' gives you the expanded list. So it is really some kind of diagnostic tool. Should 'port echo' also verify the expanded list? Rainer _______________________________________________ macports-dev mailing list macports-dev@lists.macosforge.org http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macports-dev
