Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 19:56:57 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson <cliff@raggedclown.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Package or Ports CVSup Message-ID: <20011228185657.GA1122@raggedclown.net> In-Reply-To: <200112281842.TAA03146@smtp.hccnet.nl> References: <01f801c18f5e$558baf00$0101a8c0@haloflightleader.net> <200112281842.TAA03146@smtp.hccnet.nl>
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I usually use the ports, it's kind of satisfying to know it's all compiling along merrily. However X/KDE, as pointed out below takes an incredible length of time. I compiled it on a 1Ghz Pentium with 512MB memory off of a SCSI disk installation .. I also translated the whole of War and Peace into Latvian at the same time. It is *big*. -- Regards Cliff On Fri, Dec 28, 2001 at 07:47:23PM +0000, Simon Siemonsma wrote: > Personally I think for big programs it's easier to use the packages. It is > avoiding a lot a compiling time. For small programs I prefer the ports, > because it's saving time to find out where the package is. > Building X or KDE from the ports is not a nice experience. CVSup actually is > not that bad. > > Simon Siemonsma > > On Friday 28 December 2001 05:13, you wrote: > > Question: > > Do you guys usually build from the ports or install from packages the CVSup > > tool? > > > > This is my first time installing CVSup. I went to /usr/ports/net/cvsup, > > and then I hit make. It's downloading all kinds of stuff like XFree86 > > parts. And it's still continuing on the compile. It's taking over an hour > > now. Do you guys normally install CVSup from package or port? Just want > > to find out the common practice. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Peter > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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