On Sat, 17 Feb 2007, Robert Elz wrote:

>   | > When I want to build a binary package that has a lot of dependencies, is
>   | > there anything special I need to do in order to also make packages of
>   | > those missing dependencies that are built in the process?  Is it
>   | > possible?
>   | 
>   | "make package" should do that automatically.
> 
> Really?
> 
> You mean if I have no binary packages at all, but lots of packages
> installed, and I go to some new package and do
> 
> 	make package
> 
> you're guaranteeing that when that finishes my binary package
> directory will have binary packages for everything needed?

No. That is diferent. The original question was "... also make packages of 
those missing dependencies that are built in the process?"

If you want packages of stuff you already have installed, then you can 
also use pkg_tarup.

  Jeremy C. Reed