Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 07:11:26 -0700 (PDT) From: Arvind Nahata <arvindnahata@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-java@FreeBSD.org Cc: Arvind Nahata <arvindnahata@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: JRE for FreeBSD 5.4, Monitoring FreeBSD Message-ID: <20050826141126.83015.qmail@web50101.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <4309B268.5010405@iang.org>
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Thanks again for extending the help folks! I am clear with the concepts of Ports and packages now. I am not in a hunt for the system calls I need to know in order to collect CPU, Memory and other system information. Any inputs on this will also be of great help. Thanks! --- Ian G <iang@iang.org> wrote: > Arvind Nahata wrote: > > Many thanks to Ian G, Greg Lewis, and Ronald Klop > for > > their responses! > > > > Please ignore my ignorance, but can you first tell > me > > what do you mean by "PORTS" > > > > I am really confused and am sure it has some > different > > meaning in the FreeBSD world. > > > Yes, it's really confusing. Packages are like > RPMs where you download the whole thing in a big > compiled archive. > > Ports is a different system where you compiled > and download the source. The system lives in a > directory called /usr/ports. In there are about > 100 categories, and in each category directory > are about 100 porducts. Each product has a > Makefile and other files to support downloading > compile and install. > > It's mostly driven by portupgrade(1) these days, > but there are a bunch of commands you have to > execute and know when they apply - it's a bit > of a mess because there isn't a unifying document > that shows which other commands are needed AFAIK. > I can send you a crib sheet on that. > > Also, you have to make a sort of decision as to > whether you are running packages philosophy or > ports philosophy. They do live together sometimes > but not always. For your purposes - Java - you > will need to live as ports. > > The good news is that ports does seem pretty > robust when you know and follow the commands. > It's not nearly as bad as "linux upgrade hell." > > (Ports inspired Gentoo IIRC.) > > All IMHO... > > > Also, where can I find all the posts of > > freebsd-java@FreeBSD.org? > > iang > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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