Looking up libraries and header files

[David Southwell]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org 
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Robert Huff
> Sent: 01 October 2009 08:00
> To: David Southwell
> Cc: 'Mak Kolybabi'; freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> Subject: RE: Looking up libraries and header files
> 
> 
> David Southwell writes:
> 
> >  One problem
> >  
> >  How about ports that are not installed?
> >  
> >  Is there another route that will deal with stuff not on the system?
> 
> 	I'm not quite sure what you're asking here; perhaps you 
> could give a scenario?
> 	The above methods only work for things that are 
> properly installed/registered with the ports(/packages) 
> system.  If you've installed something not from a port ... 
> you're on your own.
> 
> 
My scenario is a port is compiling but complains about the absense of a
header or a file from a port that has NOT been installed on the system. I
have had this a few times when essential source was in a port not listed as
a dependency.

What I am thinking of is a centrally maintained database of all header and
library files available to the port system. 

David
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