Use linux_base-debian instead of linux_base?

Jonathan jonathan at sirtis.org.uk
Mon Jul 14 11:57:03 PDT 2003


Kirk Strauser wrote:
> I've added this to my pkgtools.conf (and the portupgrade port is the current
> version):
> 
>   ALT_PKGDEP = {
>     'linux_base' => 'linux_base-debian'
>   }
> 
> but it doesn't seem to make a difference.  Do I have to do something to make
> portinstall aware of that setting?

My pkg_info says this:

-su-2.05b# pkg_info | egrep -i linux_base
linux_base-7.1_5    The base set of packages needed in Linux mode


So I'm guessing at:

ALT_PKGDEP = {
	'linux_base-7.*' => 'linux_base-debian'
	}

or something similar?

Regards,

Jonathan



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