Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 15:04:22 -0600 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.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: <15027.53590.973143.605983@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <3AB3C1C2.67E1AB9B@yahoo.com> References: <3AB3C1C2.67E1AB9B@yahoo.com>
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Eric M Logan <eric_m_logan@yahoo.com> types: > 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. Setting the processor type you compile for is one of the variable manipulations that you asked not to hear about. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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