Ken Moffat wrote: > On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 10:01:55PM +0800, xinglp wrote: >> BTW: Where can I get the information of a package is need by others >> and vice-versa in some other distro. > > For gentoo (and, apparently, some other distros), google for ebuild > files - the dependencies part is usually understandable. > > For fedora, http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/ and use the search > field, then pick an appropriate branch (usually master), pick a > commit (usually the latest), go to 'tree' view, find the > packagename.spec file and open in 'plain' view. > > For arch https://www.archlinux.org/packages/ - when you have > clicked on the package, under 'Package Actions' click 'Source Files' > and then look at the PKGBUILD. > > Please remember that while a distro may need to make a package > depend on many things (and may split the package, and therefore need > to use -dev versions to be able to compile), not all of them will be > useful for an individual builder. > > Or just look at > http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/svn/introduction/beyond.html > ;-)
Another source is Debian. The package lists give dependencies. See, for instance, http://packages.debian.org/sid/xorg. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
