Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 12:53:49 -0800 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Eric M Logan <eric_m_logan@yahoo.com> Cc: "freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: ports vs. packages... Message-ID: <20010317125349.E22316@mollari.cthul.hu> In-Reply-To: <3AB3C1C2.67E1AB9B@yahoo.com>; from eric_m_logan@yahoo.com on Sat, Mar 17, 2001 at 11:57:54AM -0800 References: <3AB3C1C2.67E1AB9B@yahoo.com>
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--ylS2wUBXLOxYXZFQ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Sat, Mar 17, 2001 at 11:57:54AM -0800, Eric M Logan wrote: > Can anyone tell me if there's any advantage(s) to installing > applications from the ports collection as opposed to just using the > available packages. This is of course, aside from the ability to > manipulate a variable or two or when there are no precompiled binaries > available. It just seems to me that using packages is so much quicker > and more convenient. Would compiling from the ports collection > implement some enhancements for your particular processor for instance? > Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. There are three main benefits I can think of: * You get to choose your compiler settings. This includes things like -march=<...> to optimize for your processor (e.g. check out the CPUTYPE setting in /etc/defaults/make.conf on 4.3) * There is always a lag of about 2 days between when a port is available and when the package is rebuilt from it. This may be relevant for updates you really want/need, like security or bugfix updates. * You have finer control over build knobs, e.g. some ports adapt themselves to what other stuff you have installed on the system (GNOME, esound, etc) and will configure themselves to use it. There are lots of "manual" knobs for enabling/disabling features too. Kris --ylS2wUBXLOxYXZFQ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE6s87dWry0BWjoQKURAurTAKDoBl3GGHFnT/zxzqw79o8jUxKSfwCgjhrm eNpnJ3eqpI/BmCYz6uKRX2w= =sY0P -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --ylS2wUBXLOxYXZFQ-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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