From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 21 20:10:29 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 55E6237B401 for ; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 20:10:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pop018.verizon.net (pop018pub.verizon.net [206.46.170.212]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C7F943FB1 for ; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 20:10:28 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mij@soupnazi.org) Received: from envy.homeunix.com ([4.47.68.94]) by pop018.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.33 201-253-122-126-133-20030313) with ESMTP id <20030422031027.FAUU17739.pop018.verizon.net@envy.homeunix.com>; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 22:10:27 -0500 Received: from soupnazi.org (lust.pdx.soupnazi.org [192.168.1.2]) by envy.homeunix.com (8.12.8p1/8.12.8) with ESMTP id h3M3ARln052472; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 20:10:28 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mij@soupnazi.org) Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 20:10:21 -0700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v552) To: BlackB@ProActiveTechllc.com From: Jim Mock In-Reply-To: Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.552) X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at pop018.verizon.net from [4.47.68.94] at Mon, 21 Apr 2003 22:10:27 -0500 cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ports vs. Installing By Hand X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 03:10:29 -0000 On Monday, April 21, 2003, at 02:04 PM, Brian Black wrote: > Hey guys, > > I had a question about the ports and how it registers ports into the > database. I've been told that if I go and get some software from the > net say foo.tar.bz and unpack and install correctly, that it will not > be registered into the database. Ok, well is there a way to get it > registered into the db? No. Well, unless you create a port of it. > also if later that I find out that the software that I downloaded is > in the ports, should I use pkg_del and uninstall and use the port or > leave it alone. sorry if its a newbie question. I have not found much > documentation on installing software from the net, and the handbook is > a little vague in this area. If you didn't install it from the port or package to begin with, pkg_delete isn't going to do you much good. > I guess my goal is to be able to install and keep track and possibly > use portupgrade to upgrade all my installed software. Then you want install things by using either the ports tree or packages. If you install things yourself without using either method, you're pretty much on your own as far as updates and getting help with something is concered. - jim -- - jim mock mij@{soupnazi|opendarwin}.org jim@{bsdnews|FreeBSD}.org - - editor in chief, BSD News: http://bsdnews.org http://soupnazi.org -