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third party applications have been made available in this
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way.</para>
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<para>For any given application, the FreeBSD package for that application
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is a single file which you must download. The package contains
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pre-compiled copies of all the commands for the application, as well as
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any configuration files or documentation. A downloaded package file can
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be manipulated with FreeBSD package management commands, such as
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&man.pkg.add.1;, &man.pkg.delete.1;, &man.pkg.info.1;, and so on.</para>
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<para>For any given application, the FreeBSD package for that
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application is a single file which you must download. The
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package contains pre-compiled copies of all the commands for the
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application, as well as any configuration files or
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documentation. A downloaded package file can be manipulated
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with FreeBSD package management commands, such as
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&man.pkg.add.1;, &man.pkg.delete.1;, &man.pkg.info.1;, and so
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on.</para>
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<para>Installing a new application can be carried out with a single
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command.</para>
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<para>A FreeBSD port for an application is a collection of files designed
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to automate the process of compiling an application from source
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code.</para>
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<para>A FreeBSD port for an application is a collection of files
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designed to automate the process of compiling an application
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from source code.</para>
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<para>Remember that there are a number of steps you would normally carry
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out if you compiled a program yourself (downloading, unpacking, patching, compiling,
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installing). The files that make up a port contain all the necessary
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information to allow the system to do this for you. You run a handful
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of simple commands and the source code for the application is
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automatically downloaded, extracted, patched, compiled, and installed
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for you.</para>
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<para>Remember that there are a number of steps you would normally
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carry out if you compiled a program yourself (downloading,
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unpacking, patching, compiling, installing). The files that
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make up a port contain all the necessary information to allow
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the system to do this for you. You run a handful of simple
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commands and the source code for the application is
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automatically downloaded, extracted, patched, compiled, and
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installed for you.</para>
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<para>In fact, the ports system can also be used to generate packages
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which can later be manipulated with <command>pkg_add</command>
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shortly.</para>
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<para>Both packages and ports understand
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<emphasis>dependencies</emphasis>. Suppose you want to install an
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application that depends on a specific library being installed. Both
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the application and the library have been made available as FreeBSD
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ports and packages. If you use the <command>pkg_add</command> command
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or the ports system to add the application, both will notice that the
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library has not been installed, and automatically install the
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library first.</para>
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<emphasis>dependencies</emphasis>. Suppose you want to install
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an application that depends on a specific library being
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installed. Both the application and the library have been made
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available as FreeBSD ports and packages. If you use the
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<command>pkg_add</command> command or the ports system to add
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the application, both will notice that the library has not been
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installed, and automatically install the library first.</para>
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<para>Given that the two technologies are quite similar, you might be
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wondering why FreeBSD bothers with both. Packages and ports both have
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their own strengths, and which one you use will depend on your own
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preference.</para>
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<para>Given that the two technologies are quite similar, you might
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be wondering why FreeBSD bothers with both. Packages and ports
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both have their own strengths, and which one you use will depend
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on your own preference.</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<title>Package Benefits</title>
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<listitem>
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<para>A compressed package tarball is typically smaller than the
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compressed tarball containing the source code for the application.</para>
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<para>A compressed package tarball is typically smaller than
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the compressed tarball containing the source code for the
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application.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Packages do not require any additional compilation. For large
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applications, such as <application>Mozilla</application>,
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<application>KDE</application>, or <application>GNOME</application>
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this can be important, particularly if you are on a slow system.</para>
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<para>Packages do not require any additional compilation. For
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large applications, such as
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<application>Mozilla</application>,
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<application>KDE</application>, or
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<application>GNOME</application> this can be important,
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particularly if you are on a slow system.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Some applications have compile time options relating to what they
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can and cannot do. For example, <application>Apache</application>
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can be configured with a wide variety of different built-in options.
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By building from the port you do not have to accept the default
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options, and can set them yourself.</para>
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<para>Some applications have compile time options relating to
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what they can and cannot do. For example,
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<application>Apache</application> can be configured with a
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wide variety of different built-in options. By building
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from the port you do not have to accept the default options,
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and can set them yourself.</para>
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<para>In some cases, multiple packages will exist for the same
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application to specify certain settings. For example,
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<application>Ghostscript</application> is available as a
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<filename>ghostscript</filename> package and a
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<filename>ghostscript-nox11</filename> package, depending on whether
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or not you have installed an X11 server. This sort of rough
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tweaking is possible with packages, but rapidly becomes impossible
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if an application has more than one or two different compile time
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options.</para>
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<filename>ghostscript-nox11</filename> package, depending on
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whether or not you have installed an X11 server. This sort
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of rough tweaking is possible with packages, but rapidly
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becomes impossible if an application has more than one or
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two different compile time options.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Some people do not trust binary distributions. At least with
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source code, you can (in theory) read through it and look for
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potential problems yourself.</para>
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<para>Some people do not trust binary distributions. At least
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with source code, you can (in theory) read through it and
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look for potential problems yourself.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Some people like having code around, so they can read it if they
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get bored, hack it, borrow from it (license permitting, of course),
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and so on.</para>
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<para>Some people like having code around, so they can read it
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if they get bored, hack it, borrow from it (license
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permitting, of course), and so on.</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para>To keep track of updated ports, subscribe to the
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&a.ports; and the &a.ports-bugs;.</para>
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<para>The remainder of this chapter will explain how to use packages and
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ports to install and manage third party software on FreeBSD.</para>
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<para>The remainder of this chapter will explain how to use
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packages and ports to install and manage third party software on
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FreeBSD.</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="ports-finding-applications">
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want, and what the application is called.</para>
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<para>FreeBSD's list of available applications is growing all the
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time. Fortunately, there are a number of ways to
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find what you want:</para>
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time. Fortunately, there are a number of ways to find what you
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want:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>The FreeBSD web site maintains an up-to-date searchable list of
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all the available applications, at
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<ulink url="../../../../ports/index.html">http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/</ulink>.
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<para>The FreeBSD web site maintains an up-to-date searchable
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list of all the available applications, at <ulink
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url="../../../../ports/index.html">http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/</ulink>.
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The ports are divided into categories, and you may either
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search for an application by name (if you know it), or see
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all the applications available in a category.</para>
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<indexterm><primary>FreshPorts</primary></indexterm>
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<listitem>
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<para>Dan Langille maintains FreshPorts, at
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<ulink url="http://www.FreshPorts.org/"></ulink>.
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FreshPorts tracks changes to the applications in the ports tree as
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they happen, allows you to <quote>watch</quote> one or more
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<para>Dan Langille maintains FreshPorts, at <ulink
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url="http://www.FreshPorts.org/"></ulink>. FreshPorts
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tracks changes to the applications in the ports tree as they
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happen, allows you to <quote>watch</quote> one or more
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ports, and can send you email when they are updated.</para>
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</listitem>
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<indexterm><primary>FreshMeat</primary></indexterm>
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<listitem>
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<para>If you do not know the name of the application you want, try
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using a site like FreshMeat
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(<ulink url="http://www.freshmeat.net/"></ulink>)
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to find an application, then check back at the FreeBSD site to see
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if the application has been ported yet.</para>
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<para>If you do not know the name of the application you want,
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try using a site like FreshMeat (<ulink
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url="http://www.freshmeat.net/"></ulink>) to find an
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application, then check back at the FreeBSD site to see if
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the application has been ported yet.</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</sect1>
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<para>If you do not have a source of local packages (such as a
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FreeBSD CD-ROM set) then it will probably be easier to use the
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<option>-r</option> option to &man.pkg.add.1;. This will cause the utility to
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automatically determine the correct object format and release
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and then fetch and install the package from an FTP site.
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<option>-r</option> option to &man.pkg.add.1;. This will
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cause the utility to automatically determine the correct
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object format and release and then fetch and install the
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package from an FTP site.
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</para>
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<indexterm>
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<primary><command>pkg_add</command></primary></indexterm>
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<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r <replaceable>lsof</replaceable></userinput></screen>
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<para>The example above would download the correct package and add
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it without any further user intervention. &man.pkg.add.1; uses
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&man.fetch.3; to download the files, which honors various
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environment variables, including <envar>FTP_PASSIVE_MODE</envar>,
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<envar>FTP_PROXY</envar>, and <envar>FTP_PASSWORD</envar>. You
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may need to set one or more of these if you are behind a firewall,
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or need to use an FTP/HTTP proxy. See &man.fetch.3; for the
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complete list. You can also note that in the example above
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<para>The example above would download the correct package and
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add it without any further user intervention. &man.pkg.add.1;
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uses &man.fetch.3; to download the files, which honors various
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environment variables, including
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<envar>FTP_PASSIVE_MODE</envar>, <envar>FTP_PROXY</envar>, and
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<envar>FTP_PASSWORD</envar>. You may need to set one or more
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of these if you are behind a firewall, or need to use an
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FTP/HTTP proxy. See &man.fetch.3; for the complete list. You
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can also note that in the example above
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<literal>lsof</literal> is used instead of
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<literal>lsof-4.56.4</literal>. When the remote fetching
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feature is used, the version number of the package must be
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removed. &man.pkg.add.1; will automatically fetch the latest
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version of the application.</para>
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<para>Package files are distributed in <filename>.tgz</filename> format. You can
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find them at <ulink
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<para>Package files are distributed in <filename>.tgz</filename>
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format. You can find them at <ulink
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url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/packages/"></ulink>,
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or on the FreeBSD CD-ROM distribution. Every CD on the
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FreeBSD 4-CD set (and the PowerPak, etc.) contains packages in
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the <filename>/packages</filename> directory. The layout of
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the packages is similar to that of the
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FreeBSD 4-CD set (and the PowerPak, etc.) contains packages
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in the <filename>/packages</filename> directory. The layout
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of the packages is similar to that of the
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<filename>/usr/ports</filename> tree. Each category has its
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own directory, and every package can be found within the
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<filename>All</filename> directory.
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</para>
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<para>The directory structure of the package system matches
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the ports layout; they work with each other to form the entire
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<para>The directory structure of the package system matches the
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ports layout; they work with each other to form the entire
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package/port system.
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</para>
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...</screen>
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<para>The symbols in the second column indicate the relative age
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of the installed version and the version available in the local
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ports tree.</para>
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of the installed version and the version available in the
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local ports tree.</para>
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<informaltable frame="none">
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<tgroup cols="2">
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<title>Obtaining the Ports Collection</title>
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<para>Before you can install ports, you must first obtain the
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ports collection—which is essentially a set of <filename>Makefiles</filename>,
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patches, and description files placed in
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<filename>/usr/ports</filename>.
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ports collection—which is essentially a set of
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<filename>Makefiles</filename>, patches, and description files
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placed in <filename>/usr/ports</filename>.
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</para>
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<para>When installing your FreeBSD system,
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<application>Sysinstall</application> asked if you would like to
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install the ports collection. If you chose no, you can follow
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these instructions to obtain the ports collection:</para>
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<application>Sysinstall</application> asked if you would like
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to install the ports collection. If you chose no, you can
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follow these instructions to obtain the ports
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collection:</para>
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<procedure>
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<title>Sysinstall Method</title>
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mentioned sections.</para>
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<step>
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<para>Install the <filename role="package">net/cvsup</filename> port. See <link
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<para>Install the <filename
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role="package">net/cvsup</filename> port. See <link
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linkend="cvsup-install">CVSup Installation</link> (<xref
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linkend="cvsup-install">) for more details.</para>
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</step>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>Running this command later will
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download and apply all the recent changes to your ports
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collection, except actually rebuilding the ports for your own system.</para>
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<para>Running this command later will download and apply all
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the recent changes to your ports collection, except
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actually rebuilding the ports for your own system.</para>
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</step>
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</procedure>
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</sect2>
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<primary>ports</primary>
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<secondary>installing</secondary>
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</indexterm>
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<para>The first thing that should be explained
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when it comes to the ports collection is what is actually meant
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by a <quote>skeleton</quote>. In a nutshell, a port skeleton is a
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minimal set of files that tell your FreeBSD system how to
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cleanly compile and install a program. Each port skeleton includes:</para>
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<para>The first thing that should be explained when it comes to
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the ports collection is what is actually meant by a
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<quote>skeleton</quote>. In a nutshell, a port skeleton is a
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minimal set of files that tell your FreeBSD system how to
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cleanly compile and install a program. Each port skeleton
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includes:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>A <filename>Makefile</filename>. The
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<filename>Makefile</filename> contains various statements that
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specify how the application should be compiled and where it
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should be installed on your system.</para>
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<filename>Makefile</filename> contains various statements
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that specify how the application should be compiled and
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where it should be installed on your system.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>A <filename>distinfo</filename> file. This file contains
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information about the files that must be downloaded to build the
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port and their checksums, to verify that files have not been
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corrupted during the download using &man.md5.1;.</para>
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<para>A <filename>distinfo</filename> file. This file
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contains information about the files that must be
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downloaded to build the port and their checksums, to
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verify that files have not been corrupted during the
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download using &man.md5.1;.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>A <filename>files</filename> directory. This directory
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contains patches to make the program compile and install on
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your FreeBSD system. Patches are basically small files that
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specify changes to particular files. They are in plain text
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format, and basically say <quote>Remove line 10</quote> or
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<quote>Change line 26 to this ...</quote>. Patches are also
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known as <quote>diffs</quote> because they are generated by the
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<para>A <filename>files</filename> directory. This
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directory contains patches to make the program compile and
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install on your FreeBSD system. Patches are basically
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small files that specify changes to particular files.
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They are in plain text format, and basically say
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<quote>Remove line 10</quote> or <quote>Change line 26 to
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this ...</quote>. Patches are also known as
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<quote>diffs</quote> because they are generated by the
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&man.diff.1; program.</para>
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<para>This directory may also contain other files used to build
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url="../porters-handbook/index.html">FreeBSD Porter's
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Handbook</ulink>.</para>
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<para>Now that you have enough background information to know what
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the ports collection is used for, you are ready to install your
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first port. There are two ways this can be done, and each is
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explained below.</para>
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<para>Now that you have enough background information to know
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what the ports collection is used for, you are ready to
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install your first port. There are two ways this can be done,
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and each is explained below.</para>
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<para>Before we get into that, however, you will need to choose a
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port to install. There are a few ways to do this, with the
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@ -654,27 +669,30 @@ docbook =
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a description so you can read a bit about each port before
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deciding to install it.</para>
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<para>Another method is to use the &man.whereis.1;
|
||||
command. Simply type <command>whereis <replaceable>file</replaceable></command>,
|
||||
where <replaceable>file</replaceable> is the program you want to
|
||||
install. If it is found on
|
||||
your system, you will be told where it is, as follows:</para>
|
||||
<para>Another method is to use the &man.whereis.1; command.
|
||||
Simply type <command>whereis
|
||||
<replaceable>file</replaceable></command>, where
|
||||
<replaceable>file</replaceable> is the program you want to
|
||||
install. If it is found on your system, you will be told
|
||||
where it is, as follows:</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>whereis lsof</userinput>
|
||||
lsof: /usr/ports/sysutils/lsof</screen>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>This tells us that <command>lsof</command> (a system utility)
|
||||
can be found in the
|
||||
<filename>/usr/ports/sysutils/lsof</filename> directory.</para>
|
||||
<para>This tells us that <command>lsof</command> (a system
|
||||
utility) can be found in the
|
||||
<filename>/usr/ports/sysutils/lsof</filename>
|
||||
directory.</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>Yet another way to find a particular port is by using the
|
||||
ports collection's built-in search mechanism. To use the search
|
||||
feature, you will need to be in the
|
||||
<filename>/usr/ports</filename> directory. Once in that
|
||||
directory, run <command>make search name=<replaceable>program-name</replaceable></command>
|
||||
where <replaceable>program-name</replaceable> is the name of the program you
|
||||
want to find. For example, if you were looking for
|
||||
<command>lsof</command>:</para>
|
||||
ports collection's built-in search mechanism. To use the
|
||||
search feature, you will need to be in the
|
||||
<filename>/usr/ports</filename> directory. Once in that
|
||||
directory, run <command>make search
|
||||
name=<replaceable>program-name</replaceable></command> where
|
||||
<replaceable>program-name</replaceable> is the name of the
|
||||
program you want to find. For example, if you were looking
|
||||
for <command>lsof</command>:</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports</userinput>
|
||||
&prompt.root; <userinput>make search name=lsof</userinput>
|
||||
|
|
@ -686,18 +704,19 @@ Index: sysutils
|
|||
B-deps:
|
||||
R-deps: </screen>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>The part of the output you want to pay particular attention
|
||||
to is the <quote>Path:</quote> line, since that tells you where to
|
||||
find the port. The other information provided is not needed in order
|
||||
to install the port, so it will not be covered
|
||||
here.</para>
|
||||
<para>The part of the output you want to pay particular
|
||||
attention to is the <quote>Path:</quote> line, since that
|
||||
tells you where to find the port. The other information
|
||||
provided is not needed in order to install the port, so it
|
||||
will not be covered here.</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>For more in-depth searching you can also use
|
||||
<command>make search key=<replaceable>string</replaceable></command> where
|
||||
<replaceable>string</replaceable> is some text to search for. This searches
|
||||
port names, comments, descriptions and dependencies and can be used
|
||||
to find ports which relate to a particular subject if you don't
|
||||
know the name of the program you are looking for.</para>
|
||||
<para>For more in-depth searching you can also use <command>make
|
||||
search key=<replaceable>string</replaceable></command> where
|
||||
<replaceable>string</replaceable> is some text to search for.
|
||||
This searches port names, comments, descriptions and
|
||||
dependencies and can be used to find ports which relate to a
|
||||
particular subject if you don't know the name of the program
|
||||
you are looking for.</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>In both of these cases, the search string is case-insensitive.
|
||||
Searching for <quote>LSOF</quote> will yield the same results as
|
||||
|
|
@ -804,43 +823,46 @@ R-deps: </screen>
|
|||
</note>
|
||||
|
||||
<note>
|
||||
<para>Some shells keep a cache of the commands that are available in
|
||||
the directories listed in the <envar>PATH</envar> environment
|
||||
variable, to speed up lookup operations for the executable file of
|
||||
these commands. If you are using one of these shells, you might
|
||||
have to use the <command>rehash</command> command after installing
|
||||
a port, before the newly installed commands can be used. This is
|
||||
true for both shells that are part of the base-system (such as
|
||||
<command>tcsh</command>) and shells that are available as ports
|
||||
(for instance,
|
||||
<para>Some shells keep a cache of the commands that are
|
||||
available in the directories listed in the
|
||||
<envar>PATH</envar> environment variable, to speed up
|
||||
lookup operations for the executable file of these
|
||||
commands. If you are using one of these shells, you might
|
||||
have to use the <command>rehash</command> command after
|
||||
installing a port, before the newly installed commands can
|
||||
be used. This is true for both shells that are part of
|
||||
the base-system (such as <command>tcsh</command>) and
|
||||
shells that are available as ports (for instance,
|
||||
<filename role="package">shells/zsh</filename>).</para>
|
||||
</note>
|
||||
|
||||
<note>
|
||||
<para>Please be aware that the licenses of a few ports do not
|
||||
allow for inclusion on the CD-ROM. This could be because a
|
||||
registration form needs
|
||||
to be filled out before downloading or redistribution is not
|
||||
allowed, or for another reason. If you wish to install a port not
|
||||
included on the CD-ROM, you will need to be online in order to
|
||||
do so (see the <link linkend="ports-inet">next
|
||||
section</link>).</para>
|
||||
<para>Please be aware that the licenses of a few ports do
|
||||
not allow for inclusion on the CD-ROM. This could be
|
||||
because a registration form needs to be filled out before
|
||||
downloading or redistribution is not allowed, or for
|
||||
another reason. If you wish to install a port not
|
||||
included on the CD-ROM, you will need to be online in
|
||||
order to do so (see the <link linkend="ports-inet">next
|
||||
section</link>).</para>
|
||||
</note>
|
||||
</sect3>
|
||||
|
||||
<sect3 id="ports-inet">
|
||||
<title>Installing Ports from the Internet</title>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>As with the last section, this section makes an assumption
|
||||
that you have a working Internet connection. If you do not,
|
||||
you will need to perform the <link linkend="ports-cd">CD-ROM
|
||||
installation</link>, or put a copy of the distfile into <filename>/usr/ports/distfiles</filename> manually.</para>
|
||||
<para>As with the last section, this section makes an
|
||||
assumption that you have a working Internet connection. If
|
||||
you do not, you will need to perform the <link
|
||||
linkend="ports-cd">CD-ROM installation</link>, or put a copy
|
||||
of the distfile into
|
||||
<filename>/usr/ports/distfiles</filename> manually.</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>Installing a port from the Internet is done exactly the same
|
||||
way as it would be if you were installing from a CD-ROM. The
|
||||
only difference between the two is that the distfile
|
||||
is downloaded from the Internet instead of read from the
|
||||
CD-ROM.</para>
|
||||
<para>Installing a port from the Internet is done exactly the
|
||||
same way as it would be if you were installing from a
|
||||
CD-ROM. The only difference between the two is that the
|
||||
distfile is downloaded from the Internet instead of read
|
||||
from the CD-ROM.</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>The steps involved are identical:</para>
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
@ -879,86 +901,100 @@ Receiving lsof_4.57D.freebsd.tar.gz (439860 bytes): 100%
|
|||
<para>As you can see, the only difference is the line that tells
|
||||
you where the system is fetching the port distfile from.</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>The ports system uses &man.fetch.1; to download the files,
|
||||
which honors various environment variables, including
|
||||
<envar>FTP_PASSIVE_MODE</envar>, <envar>FTP_PROXY</envar>,
|
||||
and <envar>FTP_PASSWORD</envar>. You may need to set one or more
|
||||
of these if you are behind a firewall, or need to use an FTP/HTTP
|
||||
proxy. See &man.fetch.3; for the complete list.</para>
|
||||
<para>The ports system uses &man.fetch.1; to download the
|
||||
files, which honors various environment variables, including
|
||||
<envar>FTP_PASSIVE_MODE</envar>, <envar>FTP_PROXY</envar>,
|
||||
and <envar>FTP_PASSWORD</envar>. You may need to set one or
|
||||
more of these if you are behind a firewall, or need to use
|
||||
an FTP/HTTP proxy. See &man.fetch.3; for the complete
|
||||
list.</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>For users which cannot be connected all the time, a the
|
||||
<command>make <makevar>fetch</makevar></command> option is provided.
|
||||
Just run this command at the top level directory
|
||||
(<filename>/usr/ports</filename>) and the required files will be
|
||||
downloaded for you. This command will also work in the lower level
|
||||
categories, for example: <filename>/usr/ports/net</filename>.</para>
|
||||
<command>make <makevar>fetch</makevar></command> option is
|
||||
provided. Just run this command at the top level directory
|
||||
(<filename>/usr/ports</filename>) and the required files
|
||||
will be downloaded for you. This command will also work in
|
||||
the lower level categories, for example:
|
||||
<filename>/usr/ports/net</filename>.</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<note><para>You can build all the ports in a category or as a whole by
|
||||
running <command>make</command> in the top level directory, just like the
|
||||
aforementioned <command>make <makevar>fetch</makevar></command> method.
|
||||
This is dangerous, however, as some ports cannot co-exist. In other
|
||||
cases, some ports can install two different files with the same
|
||||
filename.</para></note>
|
||||
<note><para>You can build all the ports in a category or as a
|
||||
whole by running <command>make</command> in the top level
|
||||
directory, just like the aforementioned <command>make
|
||||
<makevar>fetch</makevar></command> method. This is
|
||||
dangerous, however, as some ports cannot co-exist. In other
|
||||
cases, some ports can install two different files with the
|
||||
same filename.</para></note>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>In some rare cases, users may need to acquire the tarballs
|
||||
from a site other than the <makevar>MASTER_SITES</makevar> (the location
|
||||
where files are downloaded from). You can override the
|
||||
<makevar>MASTER_SITES</makevar> option with the following command:</para>
|
||||
<para>In some rare cases, users may need to acquire the
|
||||
tarballs from a site other than the
|
||||
<makevar>MASTER_SITES</makevar> (the location where files
|
||||
are downloaded from). You can override the
|
||||
<makevar>MASTER_SITES</makevar> option with the following
|
||||
command:</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/<replaceable>directory</replaceable></userinput></screen>
|
||||
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>make MASTER_SITE_OVERRIDE= \
|
||||
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/ fetch</userinput></screen>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>In this example we change the <makevar>MASTER_SITES</makevar> option to
|
||||
<hostid role="fqdn">ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/</hostid>.</para>
|
||||
<para>In this example we change the
|
||||
<makevar>MASTER_SITES</makevar> option to <hostid
|
||||
role="fqdn">ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/</hostid>.</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<note><para>Some ports require you to provide build options which can enable/disable
|
||||
parts of the application which are unneeded, certain security options,
|
||||
and other customizations. A few which come to mind are
|
||||
<filename role="package">net/mozilla</filename>,
|
||||
<filename role="package">security/gpgme</filename>, and
|
||||
<filename role="package">mail/sylpheed-claws</filename>. A message will be
|
||||
displayed when options such as these are available.</para></note>
|
||||
<note><para>Some ports require you to provide build options
|
||||
which can enable/disable parts of the application which are
|
||||
unneeded, certain security options, and other
|
||||
customizations. A few which come to mind are <filename
|
||||
role="package">net/mozilla</filename>, <filename
|
||||
role="package">security/gpgme</filename>, and <filename
|
||||
role="package">mail/sylpheed-claws</filename>. A message
|
||||
will be displayed when options such as these are
|
||||
available.</para></note>
|
||||
</sect3>
|
||||
|
||||
<sect3>
|
||||
<title>Overriding the Default Ports Directories</title>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>Sometimes it is useful (or mandatory) to use a different distfiles
|
||||
and ports directory. The <makevar>PORTSDIR</makevar> and
|
||||
<makevar>PREFIX</makevar> variables can override the default
|
||||
directories. For example:</para>
|
||||
<para>Sometimes it is useful (or mandatory) to use a different
|
||||
distfiles and ports directory. The
|
||||
<makevar>PORTSDIR</makevar> and <makevar>PREFIX</makevar>
|
||||
variables can override the default directories. For
|
||||
example:</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>make PORTSDIR=/usr/home/example/ports install</userinput></screen>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>will compile the port in <filename>/usr/home/example/ports</filename> and
|
||||
install everything under <filename>/usr/local</filename>.</para>
|
||||
<para>will compile the port in
|
||||
<filename>/usr/home/example/ports</filename> and install
|
||||
everything under <filename>/usr/local</filename>.</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>make PREFIX=/usr/home/example/local install</userinput></screen>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>will compile it in <filename>/usr/ports</filename> and install it in
|
||||
<para>will compile it in <filename>/usr/ports</filename> and
|
||||
install it in
|
||||
<filename>/usr/home/example/local</filename>.</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>And of course,</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>make PORTSDIR=../ports PREFIX=../local install</userinput></screen>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>will combine the two (it is too long to completely write on
|
||||
this page, but it should give you the general idea).</para>
|
||||
<para>will combine the two (it is too long to completely write
|
||||
on this page, but it should give you the general
|
||||
idea).</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>Alternatively, these variables can also be set
|
||||
as part of your environment. Read the manual page for your shell for
|
||||
instructions on doing so.</para>
|
||||
<para>Alternatively, these variables can also be set as part
|
||||
of your environment. Read the manual page for your shell
|
||||
for instructions on doing so.</para>
|
||||
</sect3>
|
||||
|
||||
<sect3>
|
||||
<title>Dealing with <command>imake</command></title>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>Some ports that use <command>imake</command> (a part of the X Windows
|
||||
System) do not work well with <makevar>PREFIX</makevar>, and will insist on
|
||||
installing under <filename>/usr/X11R6</filename>. Similarly, some Perl ports
|
||||
ignore <makevar>PREFIX</makevar> and install in the Perl tree. Making these
|
||||
ports respect <makevar>PREFIX</makevar> is a difficult or impossible
|
||||
<para>Some ports that use <command>imake</command> (a part of
|
||||
the X Windows System) do not work well with
|
||||
<makevar>PREFIX</makevar>, and will insist on installing
|
||||
under <filename>/usr/X11R6</filename>. Similarly, some Perl
|
||||
ports ignore <makevar>PREFIX</makevar> and install in the
|
||||
Perl tree. Making these ports respect
|
||||
<makevar>PREFIX</makevar> is a difficult or impossible
|
||||
job.</para>
|
||||
|
||||
</sect3>
|
||||
|
|
@ -1008,12 +1044,13 @@ Receiving lsof_4.57D.freebsd.tar.gz (439860 bytes): 100%
|
|||
<primary>ports</primary>
|
||||
<secondary>disk-space</secondary>
|
||||
</indexterm>
|
||||
<para>Using the ports collection can defiantly eat up your disk space.
|
||||
For this reason you should always remember to clean up the work
|
||||
directories using the <command>make <makevar>clean</makevar></command>
|
||||
option. This will remove the <filename>work</filename> directory after
|
||||
a port has been built, and installed. You can also remove the tar files
|
||||
from the <filename>distfiles</filename> directory, and remove the
|
||||
<para>Using the ports collection can defiantly eat up your disk
|
||||
space. For this reason you should always remember to clean up
|
||||
the work directories using the <command>make
|
||||
<makevar>clean</makevar></command> option. This will remove
|
||||
the <filename>work</filename> directory after a port has been
|
||||
built, and installed. You can also remove the tar files from
|
||||
the <filename>distfiles</filename> directory, and remove the
|
||||
installed ports when their use has delimited.</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>Some users choose to limit the port categories by placing an entry
|
||||
|
|
@ -1029,41 +1066,45 @@ Receiving lsof_4.57D.freebsd.tar.gz (439860 bytes): 100%
|
|||
<primary>ports</primary>
|
||||
<secondary>upgrading</secondary>
|
||||
</indexterm>
|
||||
<para>Keeping your ports up to date can be a tedious job. For instance,
|
||||
to upgrade a port you would go to the ports directory, build the port,
|
||||
deinstall the old port, install the new port, and then cleaning up
|
||||
after the build. Imagine doing that for five ports, tedious right?
|
||||
This was a large problem for system administrators to deal with,
|
||||
and now we have utilities which do this for us. For instance the
|
||||
<filename role="port">sysutils/portupgrade</filename> utility will
|
||||
do everything for you! Just install it like you would any other
|
||||
port, using the <command>make <makevar>install clean</makevar></command>
|
||||
command.</para>
|
||||
<para>Keeping your ports up to date can be a tedious job. For
|
||||
instance, to upgrade a port you would go to the ports
|
||||
directory, build the port, deinstall the old port, install the
|
||||
new port, and then cleaning up after the build. Imagine doing
|
||||
that for five ports, tedious right? This was a large problem
|
||||
for system administrators to deal with, and now we have
|
||||
utilities which do this for us. For instance the <filename
|
||||
role="port">sysutils/portupgrade</filename> utility will do
|
||||
everything for you! Just install it like you would any other
|
||||
port, using the <command>make <makevar>install
|
||||
clean</makevar></command> command.</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>Now create a database with the <command>pkgdb -F</command> command.
|
||||
This will read the list of installed ports and create a database file
|
||||
in the <filename>/var/db/pkg</filename> directory. Now when you run
|
||||
<command>portupgrade -a</command>, it will read this and the ports
|
||||
<filename>INDEX</filename> file. Finally, <command>portupgrade</command>
|
||||
will begin to download, build, backup, install, and clean the ports
|
||||
which have been updated. Other utilities exist which will do this,
|
||||
check out the <filename>ports/sysutils</filename> directory and see
|
||||
what you come up with.</para>
|
||||
<para>Now create a database with the <command>pkgdb -F</command>
|
||||
command. This will read the list of installed ports and
|
||||
create a database file in the <filename>/var/db/pkg</filename>
|
||||
directory. Now when you run <command>portupgrade
|
||||
-a</command>, it will read this and the ports
|
||||
<filename>INDEX</filename> file. Finally,
|
||||
<command>portupgrade</command> will begin to download, build,
|
||||
backup, install, and clean the ports which have been updated.
|
||||
Other utilities exist which will do this, check out the
|
||||
<filename>ports/sysutils</filename> directory and see what you
|
||||
come up with.</para>
|
||||
</sect2>
|
||||
</sect1>
|
||||
|
||||
<sect1 id="ports-nextsteps">
|
||||
<title>Post-installation activities</title>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>After installing a new application you will normally want to read
|
||||
any documentation it may have included, edit any configuration files
|
||||
that are required, ensure that the application starts at boot time (if
|
||||
it is a daemon), and so on.</para>
|
||||
<para>After installing a new application you will normally want to
|
||||
read any documentation it may have included, edit any
|
||||
configuration files that are required, ensure that the
|
||||
application starts at boot time (if it is a daemon), and so
|
||||
on.</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>The exact steps you need to take to configure each application will
|
||||
obviously be different. However, if you have just installed a new
|
||||
application and are wondering <quote>What now?</quote> these tips might
|
||||
help:</para>
|
||||
<para>The exact steps you need to take to configure each
|
||||
application will obviously be different. However, if you have
|
||||
just installed a new application and are wondering <quote>What
|
||||
now?</quote> these tips might help:</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<itemizedlist>
|
||||
<listitem>
|
||||
|
|
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<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_info -L foopackage-1.0.0 | less</userinput></screen>
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<para>will show all the files installed by the package. Pay special
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attention to files in <filename>man/</filename> directories, which
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will be manual pages, <filename>etc/</filename> directories, which
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will be configuration files, and <filename>doc/</filename>, which will be
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more comprehensive documentation.</para>
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<para>will show all the files installed by the package. Pay
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special attention to files in <filename>man/</filename>
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directories, which will be manual pages,
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<filename>etc/</filename> directories, which will be
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configuration files, and <filename>doc/</filename>, which
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will be more comprehensive documentation.</para>
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<para>If you are not sure which version of the application was just
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installed, a command like this</para>
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<para>If you are not sure which version of the application was
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just installed, a command like this</para>
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<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_info | grep <replaceable>foopackage</replaceable></userinput></screen>
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<para>will find all the installed packages that have
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<replaceable>foopackage</replaceable> in the package name. Replace
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<replaceable>foopackage</replaceable> in your command line as
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necessary.</para>
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<replaceable>foopackage</replaceable> in the package name.
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Replace <replaceable>foopackage</replaceable> in your
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command line as necessary.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Once you have identified where the application's manual pages
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have been installed, review them using &man.man.1;. Similarly,
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look over the sample configuration files, and any additional
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documentation that may have been provided.</para>
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<para>Once you have identified where the application's manual
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pages have been installed, review them using &man.man.1;.
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Similarly, look over the sample configuration files, and any
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additional documentation that may have been provided.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>If the application has a web site, check it for additional
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documentation, frequently asked questions, and so forth. If
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you are not sure of the web site address it may be listed in the
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output from</para>
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<para>If the application has a web site, check it for
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additional documentation, frequently asked questions, and so
|
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forth. If you are not sure of the web site address it may
|
||||
be listed in the output from</para>
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||||
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<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_info <replaceable>foopackage-1.0.0</replaceable></userinput></screen>
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<sect1 id="ports-broken">
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<title>Dealing with Broken Ports</title>
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<para>If you come across a port that does not work for you, there are
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a few things you can do, including:</para>
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<para>If you come across a port that does not work for you,
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there are a few things you can do, including:</para>
|
||||
|
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Gripe—<emphasis>by email only</emphasis>! Send
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||||
email to the maintainer of the port first. Type <command>make
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maintainer</command> or read the <filename>Makefile</filename>
|
||||
to find the maintainer's email address. Remember to include
|
||||
the name and version of the port (send the
|
||||
<literal>$FreeBSD:</literal> line from the
|
||||
<filename>Makefile</filename>) and the output leading up to the
|
||||
error when you email the maintainer. If you do not get a
|
||||
response from the maintainer, you can use
|
||||
&man.send-pr.1; to submit a bug report.</para>
|
||||
email to the maintainer of the port first. Type
|
||||
<command>make maintainer</command> or read the
|
||||
<filename>Makefile</filename> to find the maintainer's
|
||||
email address. Remember to include the name and version
|
||||
of the port (send the <literal>$FreeBSD:</literal>
|
||||
line from the <filename>Makefile</filename>) and the
|
||||
output leading up to the error when you email the
|
||||
maintainer. If you do not get a response from the
|
||||
maintainer, you can use &man.send-pr.1; to submit a bug
|
||||
report.</para>
|
||||
</listitem>
|
||||
|
||||
<listitem>
|
||||
|
|
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directory</ulink>, but be sure to check your local mirror
|
||||
<emphasis>first</emphasis>! These are more likely to work
|
||||
than trying to compile from source and are a lot faster as
|
||||
well. Use the &man.pkg.add.1; program to install the package
|
||||
on your system.</para>
|
||||
well. Use the &man.pkg.add.1; program to install the
|
||||
package on your system.</para>
|
||||
</listitem>
|
||||
</orderedlist>
|
||||
</sect1>
|
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