Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2017 12:26:02 +0300 From: abi <abi@abinet.ru> To: FreeBSD <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org>, Carmel NY <carmel_ny@outlook.com> Subject: Re: Status of portupgrade and portmaster? Message-ID: <77f800a1-0806-acb1-2854-33cba3793c39@abinet.ru> In-Reply-To: <BN6PR2001MB17307EED118D3427F07F59BE807D0@BN6PR2001MB1730.namprd20.prod.outlook.com> References: <81D84A650858BA40BF6936408052E6BC0138263988@msgdb11.utad.utoledo.edu> <k20i-pniy-wny@FreeBSD.org> <20170929182305.GE86601@home.opsec.eu> <20170929183448.GA175@gmail.com> <77334fc4-b64e-45ed-a443-4076e47acee3@BY2NAM03FT029.eop-NAM03.prod.protection.outlook.com> <BN6PR2001MB173012B1DBBC7BB0A900DAA2807E0@BN6PR2001MB1730.namprd20.prod.outlook.com> <COL004-MC4F55p68V8z000ac00b@COL004-MC4F55.hotmail.com> <BN6PR2001MB17309E4F64000C0C00DA086D807F0@BN6PR2001MB1730.namprd20.prod.outlook.com> <CAN6yY1ukz_gn3Ny4J52qoq0KjGmvDxLEZrBenXPA7o-YC%2BHSyg@mail.gmail.com> <b7e9e82e-f657-3c6a-a96a-f0ee486f12f5@FreeBSD.org> <BN6PR2001MB17303D6CF6F112F87D91114C807C0@BN6PR2001MB1730.namprd20.prod.outlook.com> <01cc2d44-ba19-1618-a31a-760218545e12@FreeBSD.org> <BN6PR2001MB17307EED118D3427F07F59BE807D0@BN6PR2001MB1730.namprd20.prod.outlook.com>
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02.10.2017 12:07, Carmel NY пишет: > While it will undoubtedly work, it is still more complex than the average > desktop user requirers. Building from ports is already more complex thing than one could expect from desktop user. I don't think ports are recommended way to keep system updated. It you use ports, you change port options (why would you use them if not), so you are on narrower path - non-default options are not QA tested, can conflict with each other and within dependency chain, etc > Synth fits the bill nicely by being, for the most > part, easy to understand and run. I am already on my forth "ports maintenance" > program having used portmanager, portmaster, portupgrade and now synth. At > this point, I would almost rather switch to a new OS before abandoning synth > for something that IMHO is just overkill for the average user. You know, this is open source, right? You may pick up ADA stack, I'm sure J Marino will give you some ideas how to overcome ino64 issue.
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