[22274] trunk/dports/sysutils/file/Portfile

[David MacMahon]

On Feb 24, 2007, at 19:54 , Elias Pipping wrote:
> assuming you already have the port, updated. compare the output of
>
>     /opt/local/bin/gfile /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk/usr/lib/ 
> libncurses.5.4.dylib
>
> and
>
>     /usr/bin/file /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk/usr/lib/ 
> libncurses.5.4.dylib
>
> that should answer your question.

If /usr/bin/file provides a functionality superset of gfile, why  
would anyone install gfile?

If gfile has some useful features not found in /usr/bin/file, then  
perhaps the ultimate solution is to enhance /opt/local/bin/file to  
make it provide a functionality superset of /usr/bin/file.

Just my 2 cents' worth,
Dave