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Port details on branch 2025Q3
rar File archiver (binary port)
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Maintainer: sunpoet@FreeBSD.org search for ports maintained by this maintainer
Port Added: unknown
Last Update: 2025-09-02 18:00:05
Commit Hash: 8432182
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License: RAR
WWW:
https://www.rarlab.com/
Description:
RAR archiver: - RAR introduces an original compression algorithm. It provides high compression ratios on executable files, object libraries, large text files, etc. - RAR provides functionality for creating a 'solid' archive, which can raise the compression ratio by 10% - 50% over more common methods, particularly when packing large numbers of small files. - RAR offers the ability to create and change SFX archives using default and external SFX modules. - RAR offers the ability to create a multi-volume archive as SFX. - RAR offers a number of service functions, such as encrypting files, adding archive comments and repairing physically damaged archives.
Homepage    cgit ¦ Codeberg ¦ GitHub ¦ GitLab ¦ SVNWeb - no subversion history for this port

Manual pages:
FreshPorts has no man page information for this port.
pkg-plist: as obtained via: make generate-plist
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  1. bin/rar
  2. etc/rarfiles.lst
  3. lib/default.sfx
  4. share/man/cat1/rar.1.gz
  5. /usr/local/share/licenses/rar-7.12,3/catalog.mk
  6. /usr/local/share/licenses/rar-7.12,3/LICENSE
  7. /usr/local/share/licenses/rar-7.12,3/RAR
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USE_RC_SUBR (Service Scripts)
  • no SUBR information found for this port
Dependency lines:
  • rar>0:archivers/rar
To install the port:
cd /usr/ports/archivers/rar/ && make install clean
To add the package, run one of these commands:
  • pkg install archivers/rar
  • pkg install rar
NOTE: If this package has multiple flavors (see below), then use one of them instead of the name specified above.
PKGNAME: rar
Flavors: there is no flavor information for this port.
ONLY_FOR_ARCHS: amd64
distinfo:
TIMESTAMP = 1755062438 SHA256 (rarbsd-x64-712.tar.gz) = 0bed0de59bb9ec9a1b32bc1aacdd83cae8847890a71ca0c3508ace16dff260c0 SIZE (rarbsd-x64-712.tar.gz) = 757928

Packages (timestamps in pop-ups are UTC):
rar
ABIaarch64amd64armv6armv7i386powerpcpowerpc64powerpc64le
FreeBSD:13:latest-7.11,3------
FreeBSD:13:quarterly-7.11,3------
FreeBSD:14:latest-7.12,3------
FreeBSD:14:quarterly-7.11,3------
FreeBSD:15:latest-7.11,3n/a-n/a---
This port has no dependencies.
This port is required by:
for Build
  1. archivers/p5-Archive-Rar
for Run
  1. archivers/ark
  2. archivers/p5-Archive-Rar

Deleted ports which required this port:

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  1. archivers/ark-devel*
  2. x11-fm/Arqiver*
  3. x11-fm/arqiver*
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* - deleted ports are only shown under the This port is required by section. It was harder to do for the Required section. Perhaps later...

Configuration Options:
No options to configure
Options name:
archivers_rar
USES:
cpe
FreshPorts was unable to extract/find any pkg message
Master Sites:
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  1. https://www.rarlab.com/rar/
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There are no commits on branch 2025Q3 for this port