Which specific version will be installed via pkg_add or via the port?
Hi folks, When you're installing software via the pkg_add command or building from source, how do you what specific version you'll be installing BEFORE you actually install it? Ed ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Which specific version will be installed via pkg_add or via the port?
Ed Flecko edfle...@gmail.com writes: When you're installing software via the pkg_add command or building from source, how do you what specific version you'll be installing BEFORE you actually install it? By reading the port's Makefile, in my case. Other common options are make packagename in the port's directory http://www.freebsd.org/ports http://www.freshports.org/ There are probably more ways in ports(7), as well. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Which specific version will be installed via pkg_add or via the port?
On 9/2/10 10:43 AM, Lowell Gilbert wrote: Ed Flecko edfle...@gmail.com writes: When you're installing software via the pkg_add command or building from source, how do you what specific version you'll be installing BEFORE you actually install it? By reading the port's Makefile, in my case. Other common options are make packagename in the port's directory http://www.freebsd.org/ports http://www.freshports.org/ Adding onto Lowell's response, you can see which version of the port was packaged at release time by logging directly into the FTP server: ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD and take a look at what is in the package directory. For example: ls ports/${ARCH}/packages-X.Y-release/${CATEGORY}/${PORT} replacing ${ARCH}, ${CATEGORY}, and ${PORT} as appropriate, and replacing X and Y with your current release version (for example, 8.1). Regards, -- Glen Barber ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org