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Port details on branch 2025Q1
dictionary Dictionary client for Emacs
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Port Added: 2025-02-25 02:30:21
Last Update: 2025-02-25 02:25:41
Commit Hash: 7381060
Also Listed In: elisp net
License: GPLv2+
WWW:
https://www.myrkr.in-berlin.de/dictionary/
Description:
This dictionary client provides access to a dictionary server (as defined in RFC 2229) from within Emacs or XEmacs. It supports utf-8 (currently available in Emacs 21) and allows to follow links within the definitions.
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Manual pages:
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pkg-plist: as obtained via: make generate-plist
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Dependency lines:
  • dictionary>0:textproc/dictionary
To install the port:
cd /usr/ports/textproc/dictionary/ && make install clean
To add the package, run one of these commands:
  • pkg install textproc/dictionary
  • pkg install dictionary
NOTE: If this package has multiple flavors (see below), then use one of them instead of the name specified above.
PKGNAME: dictionary
Package flavors (<flavor>: <package>)
  • full: dictionary
  • canna: dictionary-emacs_canna
  • nox: dictionary-emacs_nox
  • wayland: dictionary-emacs_wayland
  • devel_full: dictionary-emacs_devel
  • devel_nox: dictionary-emacs_devel_nox
distinfo:
SHA256 (dictionary-1.8.7.tar.gz) = c2b6445df24d9e105e5e6dcad03de1d5fe93c44b39408142d118245771ce4432 SIZE (dictionary-1.8.7.tar.gz) = 32764

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Dependencies
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Build dependencies:
  1. emacs-30.1 : editors/emacs@full
Runtime dependencies:
  1. emacs-30.1 : editors/emacs@full
There are no ports dependent upon this port

Configuration Options:
===> The following configuration options are available for dictionary-1.8.7_39: DOCS=on: Build and/or install documentation ===> Use 'make config' to modify these settings
Options name:
textproc_dictionary
USES:
emacs
pkg-message:
For install:
To use dictionary, add to your ~/.emacs the following line: (load "dictionary-init")
Master Sites:
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  1. http://bsdchat.com/dist/dryice/
  2. http://me.in-berlin.de/~myrkr/dictionary/
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1.8.7_39
25 Feb 2025 02:25:41
commit hash: 738106070681024969d1e8d5a5f730fe02d82b7ecommit hash: 738106070681024969d1e8d5a5f730fe02d82b7ecommit hash: 738106070681024969d1e8d5a5f730fe02d82b7ecommit hash: 738106070681024969d1e8d5a5f730fe02d82b7e files touched by this commit
Joseph Mingrone (jrm) search for other commits by this committer
*/*: Chase editors/emacs update

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Number of commits found: 1