The port index file in
/usr/ports
contains various bits of information about the ports tree.
Each major branch of
FreeBSD
has a separate index file, named
"INDEX-
N",
where
N
is the major version number of the
FreeBSD
branch, i.e.:
INDEX-7,
or
INDEX-8.
|
| name
|
The name of the package.
|
| path
|
The path to the port directory.
|
| install prefix
|
| |
The default install prefix.
|
| short description
|
| |
A short description.
|
| full description
|
| |
The path to the full description.
|
| maintainer email
|
| |
The email address of the maintainer.
|
| index
|
The categories this port is part of.
|
| build dependencies
|
| |
Ports required to be installed prior to building this port.
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| run dependencies
|
| |
Ports required to be installed for this port to run.
|
| website
|
The project website for the port.
|
| e-deps
|
Ports that may be required to extract this port.
|
| p-deps
|
Ports that may be required to patch this port.
|
| f-deps
|
Ports that may be required to fetch this port.
|
|
