From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: ** X-Spam-Status: No, score=2.0 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_12_24, DMARC_REJECT,INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from g254.lweb.net ([209.167.237.254] helo=mercury.phoenix-interactive.com) by cvs.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 3.30 #1) id 15Mquy-0001l0-00 for gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org; Wed, 18 Jul 2001 06:59:08 -0600 Received: by murcury with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id <3XV66R2S>; Wed, 18 Jul 2001 08:57:07 -0400 Message-ID: <1DCB85BD45DED211B12D009027279E4F4767C7@murcury> From: Sean Mitchell To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org Subject: RE: [gentoo-dev] Checking availability of a package from an ebuil d MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Wed Jul 18 07:00:02 2001 X-Original-Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 08:56:57 -0400 X-Archives-Salt: 82ec369b-d555-4715-ab63-9246ee3aed00 X-Archives-Hash: c5b7668a36ae51296ec0dc32f6df6498 Hi Dan... > This may be trivial, but I can't find out how to do it. How > can I check from > within an ebuild whether or not a package is installed? For > example whether > virtual/x11 is available. (Even if it's not in USE). I've been using ls /var/db/pkg... Sean ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sean Mitchell Software Engineer smitchell@phoenix-interactive.com Phoenix Interactive Design Inc tel. 519-679-2913 x237 4th Floor, 137 Dundas St fax. 519 679 6773 London, ON, Canada N6A 1E9 ICQ# 104246806 ------------------------------------------------------------------------