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From: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org>
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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/netinet ip_output.c
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Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 02:36:07 +0200 (EET)
Cc: sobomax@FreeBSD.org (Maxim Sobolev), cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org,
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In-Reply-To: <20010313162107.C86088@dragon.nuxi.com> from "David O'Brien" at Mar 13, 2001 04:21:07 PM
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> 
> On Wed, Mar 14, 2001 at 02:10:37AM +0200, Maxim Sobolev wrote:
> > I believe he meant the situation when you have to deploy the same software
> > on many machines. In this case you can do:
> > 	master# cd /usr/ports/www/mozilla
> > 	master# make package clean
> > 
> > 	slave0# pkg_add /usr/ports/packages/www/mozilla-x.y.tgz
> > 	slave1# pkg_add /usr/ports/packages/www/mozilla-x.y.tgz
> > 	...
> > 	slaveN# pkg_add /usr/ports/packages/www/mozilla-x.y.tgz
> > 
> > And save N * (time to compile huge mozilla) for something more productive.
> 
> It is faster to download the pre-compiled binary package from
> ftp*.freebsd.org than doing the `make package clean' step.  Also saves
> diskspace.  So I don't see where the above is any better.

It's better because:
1. People don't trust pre-compiled packages and like compiling by
   themselves. This also allows to use fancy optimisations like -O100 and
   -fvery-cool-but-expensive-optimisation.
2. In the case when small FreeBSD-specific bug found and fixed you will
   not have to re-download the whole thing.
3. It's usually a certain time lag between port update and package
   appearance at ftp*.freebsd.org.
4. You can compile packages for the several different releases, say
   -current for your notebook, -stable for a production machine 3-stable
   for your grandma etc.

-Maxim

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