[27554] trunk/doc/guide/new/xml/portfileref.xml

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Aug 7, 2007, at 23:30, source_changes at macosforge.org wrote:

> Revision: 27554
>           http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/macports/changeset/27554
> Author:   markd at macports.org
> Date:     2007-08-07 21:30:45 -0700 (Tue, 07 Aug 2007)
>
> Log Message:
> -----------
> Add a Port Dependencies section to the Port Reference section.
>
> Modified Paths:
> --------------
>     trunk/doc/guide/new/xml/portfileref.xml
>
> Modified: trunk/doc/guide/new/xml/portfileref.xml

[snip]

> +      <title>Non-Port Dependencies</title>
> +
> +      <para>Port dependencies should refer to other MacPort ports  
> whenever
> +      possible. However, if satisfying a dependency with a port is  
> not
> +      practical or desirable for a special reason, you may specify
> +      dependencies in the Unix standard binary, library, or a  
> specified
> +      path.</para>

The end of this is reading a little weird. "you may specify  
dependencies in the Unix standard binary, library, or a specified path"?


> +
> +      <para>In this lib style dependency, if the file
> +      <filename>libX11.6.2.dylib</filename> is not found in the  
> library path
> +      the XFree86 port will be installed to satisfy it.</para>
> +
> +      <programlisting>depends_lib         lib:libX11.6:XFree86</ 
> programlisting>
> +
> +      <para>In this bin style dependency, if the  
> <filename>rrdtool</filename>
> +      binary is not found in the binary path the port rrdtool will be
> +      installed.</para>
> +
> +      <programlisting>depends_lib         bin:python:python24</ 
> programlisting>

The paragraph talks of rrdtool, but the example shows python24.

The python24 binary is not a library dependency so should not be  
introduced with depends_lib. It is perhaps a run-time dependency or  
possibly a build-time dependency.


> +
> +      <para>In this path style dependency, if the <filename>nano</ 
> filename>
> +      binary is not found in the path /usr/bin/nano the nano port  
> will be
> +      installed.</para>
> +
> +      <programlisting>depends_lib         path:/usr/bin/nano:nano</ 
> programlisting>

This should also not be shown as depends_lib because it isn't a  
library; it's a binary.