Subject: Re: how long does it take to build the ports search index?
To: None <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: Soren Jacobsen <soren@blef.org>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 04/06/2003 17:41:15
On Mon, Apr 07, 2003 at 02:28:17AM +0200, Lubomir Sedlacik wrote:
> it's known issue that the INDEX generating process is slow and it could
> last for several hours, even days.
> 
> what you might want to do is as simple as:
> 
>  $ cd pkgsrc
>  $ grep -i stfp */Makefile
> 
> which is really quick. althought in this case returns no matches, so you
> can try:
> 
>  $ grep -i stfp */*/PLIST*
> 
> which will take a bit longer but without any matches again, that means
> there is most likely no package for stfp.  i must admit that i have no
> idea what stfp is supposed to be.

Or use /usr/pkgsrc/pkglocate.

sftp is the secure ftp (not _real_ ftp, just seems like it on the client
end) and is part of OpenSSH.

-- 
Soren Jacobsen