Xporter provides EXPORT functionality similar to Exporter with some different
rules to simplify common cases.
The primary difference, in Xporter is that the default EXPORT list remains the
default EXPORT list unless the user specifically asks for it to not be included,
whereas in Exporter, asking for any additional exports from the EXPORT_OK list,
clears the default EXPORT list.
Xporter makes it easy to reset or clear the default so that choice is left to
the user.
To reset the default EXPORT list to empty, a bare minus ('-') or logical-not
sign ('!') is placed as the first parameter in the client's import list.
WWW: http://search.cpan.org/dist/Xporter/
This is the FreeBSD Ports Collection. For an easy to use
WEB-based interface to it, please see:
http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports
For general information on the Ports Collection, please see the
FreeBSD Handbook ports section which is available from:
http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports.html
for the latest official version
or:
The ports(7) manual page (man ports).
These will explain how to use ports and packages.
If you would like to search for a port, you can do so easily by
saying (in /usr/ports):
make search name="<name>"
or:
make search key="<keyword>"
which will generate a list of all ports matching <name> or <keyword>.
make search also supports wildcards, such as:
make search name="gtk*"
For information about contributing to FreeBSD ports, please see the Porter's
Handbook, available at:
http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/
NOTE: This tree will GROW significantly in size during normal usage!
The distribution tar files can and do accumulate in /usr/ports/distfiles,
and the individual ports will also use up lots of space in their work
subdirectories unless you remember to "make clean" after you're done
building a given port. /usr/ports/distfiles can also be periodically
cleaned without ill-effect.
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