Alexander Langer wrote: > Thus spake Mark Newton (new...@internode.com.au): > > > DESCR file? > > /usr/ports/INDEX ? > > Isn't the DESCR much more detailed than this INDEX file? > (compare mail/mutt/pkg/DESCR and the INDEX file)
Use INDEX to work out whether the package *might* be appropriate, and use something like "make buildenv" to grab the DESCR file (and everything else) if you think it's useful to do so. I think most novices probably don't even know the DESCR file exists anyway. - mark ---- Mark Newton Email: new...@internode.com.au (W) Network Engineer Email: new...@atdot.dotat.org (H) Internode Systems Pty Ltd Desk: +61-8-82232999 "Network Man" - Anagram of "Mark Newton" Mobile: +61-416-202-223 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message