A dependent of X is a port Y which depends on X.
A dependency of X is a port Y which X depends on.

Le 23 déc. 2009 à 03:20, Peter Hindrichs a écrit :

> Yes I thought that they would be one in the same. Further explanation would 
> be greatly appreciated.
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> On 2009-12-22, at 21:17 , Randal L. Schwartz wrote:
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>>>>>>> "Joshua" == Joshua Root <[email protected]> writes:
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>> Joshua> He said dependencies, not dependents. Probably want port_cutleaves.
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>> OK, can you elaborate?  What are the differences?
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>> If I say "port uninstall foo" and it says "can't do that, bar needs it",
>> is bar a dependency or a dependent or both, and if not both, what's
>> an example of the other?
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