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Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 19:23:59 +0000 (GMT)
From: "P. U. (Uli) Kruppa" <root@pukruppa.de>
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To: Cliff Sarginson <cliff@raggedclown.net>
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Subject: Re: Package or Ports CVSup
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Remember FreeBSD is a multitasking OS:
You can still work on your computer during compilation (For
example you could type your translation of "War and Peace"
into a tex-file ...
...or you could simply go to bed and let it compile by
itself.

Though - sometimes - I like watching all the
gcc ... -o ... > /dev/null
running across my screen :-)

Regards,

Uli.



On Fri, 28 Dec 2001, Cliff Sarginson wrote:

> I usually use the ports, it's kind of satisfying to know it's all
> compiling along merrily.
>
> However X/KDE, as pointed out below takes an incredible length of time.
> I compiled it on a 1Ghz Pentium with 512MB memory off of a SCSI
> disk installation .. I also translated the whole of War and Peace into
> Latvian at the same time. It is *big*.
>
> --
> Regards
> Cliff
>
> On Fri, Dec 28, 2001 at 07:47:23PM +0000, Simon Siemonsma wrote:
> > Personally I think for big programs it's easier to use the packages. It is
> > avoiding a lot a compiling time. For small programs I prefer the ports,
> > because it's saving time to find out where the package is.
> > Building X or KDE from the ports is not a nice experience. CVSup actually is
> > not that bad.
> >
> > Simon Siemonsma
> >
> > On Friday 28 December 2001 05:13, you wrote:
> > > Question:
> > > Do you guys usually build from the ports or install from packages the CVSup
> > > tool?
> > >
> > > This is my first time installing CVSup.  I went to /usr/ports/net/cvsup,
> > > and then I hit make.  It's downloading all kinds of stuff like XFree86
> > > parts. And it's still continuing on the compile.  It's taking over an hour
> > > now.  Do you guys normally install CVSup from package or port?  Just want
> > > to find out the common practice.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > Peter
> > >
> > >
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