Package dependencies

[Odhiambo Washington]

* Andri Kok <akok440 at cse.unsw.EDU.AU> [20031126 10:40]: wrote:
> Hi guys,
> 
> I know that the ports system that FreeBSD has takes care of dependencies,
> but I'd like to write my own shell/perl script for finding out which
> dependencies a package need. So I guess the 1 million dollar question is
> "How do the ports programmer know what dependencies a package need?" that
> is all :) thx guys.

I believe they just get the application and then do the reading. The developer
of every application will say what other apps it will require to run. If you
write a perl program, you do say what modules it will require for it to perform
a certain operation, don't you?

#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use Digest::MD5;
use bla::blah;

Same thing as what the application developer says.

So for starters,

cd /usr/ports/net/gaim
make all-depends-list

Try to investigate what the target 'all-depends-list' does.

For more details, get the Porter's Handbook. Look for it at www.freebsd.org


-Wash

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