Newby Question: What to do when one port can't recognize another port?

[Jeff D]

Fyi, there's  already an open PR,

  http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=ports/116637

referenced in the thread here,

  http://groups.google.com/group/lucky.freebsd.questions/browse_thread/thread/5a9fe987a2905b20/110361efd66ba40a?lnk=raot

Regards,

Jeff