>On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 15:47:02 -0500, Madhusudan Singh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > Hi > > Since some of the ports I need are broken, I am thinking of installing those > parts from source. However, is there a way to let the local ports hierarchy > "know" that a certain package has been installed, albeit by other means ?
The handbook answer.. broken ports: fix-it, gripe or find our package from a local mirror... http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports-broken.html .. or build your own package w/ pkg_create http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg_create&sektion=1&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+5.3-RELEASE+and+Ports what ports you are trying to build? - jw _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
