Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 19:43:33 -0400 From: Mykroft Holmes IV <mykroft@explosive.mail.net> To: Charles Howse <chowse@charter.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ports vs. Packages Message-ID: <3F4164A5.6060807@explosive.mail.net> In-Reply-To: <011e01c365de$8b53b5d0$04fea8c0@moe> References: <011e01c365de$8b53b5d0$04fea8c0@moe>
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Charles Howse wrote: > I'm confused ( which is not an uncommon occurrence ), let's say I know I > don't need to edit the source code of any of the additional software > that I plan to install, but I want the latest version. > > Should I install from ports or sysistall/packages/FTP? > > I just installed Midnight Commander from ports ( make && make install && > make clean ), and with all the dependencies, it took over 30 minutes on > my Celeron 300 w/64 MB, vs. less than a minute from sysinstall. > > > > Thanks, > Charles > If you've configured your make.conf, ports will produce a faster piece of software (Since it's otpimised for your machine) while packages install quickly (And work on machines with no compiler installed) Adam
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