make search (Was Re: Perl5.8.7 ports)

[Shaun Amott]

On Thu, Nov 02, 2006 at 11:20:32PM -0600, Craig Boston wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Nov 02, 2006 at 10:16:39AM -0800, Doug Barton wrote:
> > cd /usr/ports/ && make search name=p5-Chart
> 
> Okay, sorry for hijacking the thread, but this has been bugging me for a
> while.  make search doesn't work for me.  At all.  On any of my
> machines.
> 
> # cd /usr/ports
> # make search name=p5-Chart
> #
> 
> That's what happens.  No output, as if it didn't find anything.  Yes, I
> have an up to date INDEX-6.  Doesn't matter if I use name= or key= or
> what I search for.
> 

The problem is that "/usr/ports" is hard-coded into INDEX; you can get
around this by building your own INDEX, or by running:

  sed -i"" -e "s,/usr/ports/,${PORTSDIR}," ${PORTSDIR}/${INDEXFILE}

after updating your INDEX file.

I'll prepare a patch to fix this properly.

-- 
Shaun Amott // PGP: 0x6B387A9A
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin
of little minds." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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