From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 20 10:14:23 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 59AF6A50 for ; Wed, 20 May 2015 10:14:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-wi0-x231.google.com (mail-wi0-x231.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:400c:c05::231]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E7E9C11D1 for ; Wed, 20 May 2015 10:14:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wicmc15 with SMTP id mc15so144643125wic.1 for ; Wed, 20 May 2015 03:14:21 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=dGqzN3l6sqSTqdzpW8Ph6jfGJqhfUHcFnGnKNgNta7c=; b=M6vLgzvIrXQD3NMDP6ZOu2YhWY97ScsULXuPRUC8wY/dPddr7tRw4Pp83nPErusEGi N5M2wLHkk03PBPh2h66Ow+P0E9kz8XhsQZn0zvmJflIog55EzWZYi9nHP+pafZlHMiZp vygnco81hafDwLWbz7dJBTqyJQOEF1uvi2pjxRZPIwtIDn2iSalty5AwTh3MZ/z3cgso +fXctqTlMwSlKQzSmxDp/gl635WMlMivC73UgQ9r1qFjXq+ed83xr26J08F63aqk8n4E 3WT2ERrQxIU26mqRdTXrK84kvk0i1lLZsyAco0hKiIhrLnW2ckQHUKPXHuoF+YdMz/Ko E8tQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.194.5.74 with SMTP id q10mr63037444wjq.27.1432116861370; Wed, 20 May 2015 03:14:21 -0700 (PDT) Sender: fluca1978@gmail.com Received: by 10.194.80.163 with HTTP; Wed, 20 May 2015 03:14:21 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 12:14:21 +0200 X-Google-Sender-Auth: FAccsk3taRQVgYxJz2HL51CEzLk Message-ID: Subject: ports, packages, jails From: Luca Ferrari To: freebsd-questions Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 10:14:23 -0000 Hi all, reading some recent discussions I start wondering what the real problem with mixing ports and packages is and why one should use jails to build ports (e.g., as poudriere does). What is the real advantage of using a building system with regard to a "normal" usage of ports and packages? Thanks, Luca