Re: ports, packages, and dependencies

2006-09-13 Thread Bill
On Thu, 14 Sep 2006 03:39:06 +0200 Robert Urban <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spake: > Hi, > > if this has been answered before, my apologies. If not, it would > seem a good candidate for the faq. > > I'm wondering if dependencies for a particular port can be satisfied > via installed packages. For exam

Re: ports, packages, and dependencies

2006-09-13 Thread Adam
Robert Urban <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If not, it would seem a good candidate for the faq. Its already there. > I'm wondering if dependencies for a particular port can be satisfied > via installed packages. That's the only way they can be satisfied. A port is just the rules on how to make a

ports, packages, and dependencies

2006-09-13 Thread Robert Urban
Hi, if this has been answered before, my apologies. If not, it would seem a good candidate for the faq. I'm wondering if dependencies for a particular port can be satisfied via installed packages. For example, I'd like to compile amavisd-new-2.3.2, which lists the following dependencies: