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Date:      Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:15:29 +0000 (UTC)
From:      Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-projects@freebsd.org
Subject:   svn commit: r40043 - projects/pkgng/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports
Message-ID:  <201211161815.qAGIFTdm039925@svn.freebsd.org>

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Author: gjb
Date: Fri Nov 16 18:15:29 2012
New Revision: 40043
URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/40043

Log:
  Further explain why pkgng is not comparable to portmaster
  and portaudit.
  Move note about FreeBSD 10.x and make.conf to previous paragraph.
  
  Submitted by:	wblock

Modified:
  projects/pkgng/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.xml

Modified: projects/pkgng/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.xml
==============================================================================
--- projects/pkgng/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.xml	Fri Nov 16 18:15:27 2012	(r40042)
+++ projects/pkgng/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.xml	Fri Nov 16 18:15:29 2012	(r40043)
@@ -652,7 +652,11 @@ docbook                     =
     <para><application>pkgng</application> is not a replacement for
       port management tools like <filename
 	role="package">ports-mgmt/portmaster</filename> or <filename
-	role="package">ports-mgmt/portupgrade</filename>.</para>
+	role="package">ports-mgmt/portupgrade</filename>.  While
+      <filename role="package">ports-mgmt/portmaster</filename> can
+      install third-party software from both binary packages and the
+      Ports Collection, <application>pkgng</application> installs
+      only binary packages.</para>
 
     <sect2 id="pkgng-initial-setup">
       <title>Getting Started with
@@ -716,15 +720,11 @@ docbook                     =
 
       <para>To ensure the &os;&nbsp;Ports Collection registers new
 	software with <application>pkgng</application>, and not
-	<application>pkg_install</application>, add the following
-	lines to <filename>/etc/make.conf</filename>:</para>
+	<application>pkg_install</application>, &os; versions earlier
+	than 10.<replaceable>X</replaceable> require this line in
+	<filename>/etc/make.conf</filename>:</para>
 
       <programlisting>WITH_PKGNG=	yes</programlisting>
-
-      <note>
-	<para>This step is not required on
-	  &os;&nbsp;10.<replaceable>X</replaceable>.</para>
-      </note>
     </sect2>
 
     <sect2 id="pkgng-pkg-conf">



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