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authoratatat <atatat@pkgsrc.org>2002-11-07 23:18:01 +0000
committeratatat <atatat@pkgsrc.org>2002-11-07 23:18:01 +0000
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pkgdepgraph prints out a "dot" language specification of the
inter-dependencies of your installed packages. The "dot" language is interpreted by the graphviz package to make graphs. There are several uses for such information. (1) A graphical representation of information is always good to look at. (2) The output itself can be sorted and filtered to provide a list of packages to delete in order that they can be rebuilt (to replace out-of-date components). (3) You can visually estimate the work involved in (or impact of) removing a given component in order to replace it.
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+pkgdepgraph prints out a "dot" language specification of the
+inter-dependencies of your installed packages. The "dot" language
+is interpreted by the graphviz package to make graphs. There are
+several uses for such information.
+
+(1) A graphical representation of information is always good to
+look at.
+
+(2) The output itself can be sorted and filtered to provide a list
+of packages to delete in order that they can be rebuilt (to replace
+out-of-date components).
+
+(3) You can visually estimate the work involved in (or impact of)
+removing a given component in order to replace it.