On Thu, Dec 20, 2007 at 12:04:07AM +0300, Кутейников Дмитрий wrote: > Web interface for ports collection is very inconvenient. I want to find > package to install it by `pkg_add -r` command (because I don't have much > time to build it from ports tree) but it's name on the site and in the > package server differ. I've spent a lot of time trying to guess, what > command I should enter to install openoffice.org-2.3.20071115 : `pkg_add -r > openoffice.org`, `pkg_add -r openofficeorg-23`, `pkg_add -r > openofficeorg23`, `pkg_add -r openoffice.org-2.3.20071115` or `pkg_add -r > openoffice-org_23`. It's unbearable! Look at > http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=openoffice.org&searchon=names&suite=testing§ion=all > It's simple. It gave me all information I need to know and I can type > `apt-get install openoffice.org` or download precompiled package straight > from the site. > > FIX: Show real package names in the search results and give a link to > precompiled package.
Well, you can always use "make package-name" to get the proper package name, another side is, the specified name can be not available of ftp server if the package wasn't uploaded from pointyhat. -Kirill _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
