From owner-freebsd-newbies Mon Feb 19 0:16:35 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from hotmail.com (f36.law12.hotmail.com [64.4.19.36]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 809AD37B4EC for ; Mon, 19 Feb 2001 00:16:33 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 19 Feb 2001 00:16:33 -0800 Received: from 203.121.16.72 by lw12fd.law12.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Mon, 19 Feb 2001 08:16:33 GMT X-Originating-IP: [203.121.16.72] From: "BSD Blood" To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: How's the term 'Port' used? Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 08:16:33 -0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 19 Feb 2001 08:16:33.0321 (UTC) FILETIME=[450F8190:01C09A4C] Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org From 'The Complete FreeBSD' and the 'FreeBSD Handbook' I notice that 'port' is used in a slightly different manner. 'FreeBSD Handbook' uses it to refer to a software package?. 'The Complete FreeBSD' used it to refer to additinal files needed to adapt a package to build on FreeBSD. So, obviously "install a port" can have 2 meanings. Is a package and port used in the same manner? Can anyone please clarify. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message