Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2015 14:01:18 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Ewald Jenisch <a@jenisch.at> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Mix'n'match between packages an ports? Message-ID: <20150630140118.b6cb5381.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20150630115303.GA1331@aurora.oekb.co.at> References: <20150630115303.GA1331@aurora.oekb.co.at>
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On Tue, 30 Jun 2015 13:53:03 +0200, Ewald Jenisch wrote: > Here's my question: Is a "mix and match" between binary and > source-installation (pkg.. vs. "make / portupgrade") possible on the > same machine, or is it one or the other? > > Any experience with that? Caveats any? I suggest you make yourself familiar with Poudriere. It's a convenient way to build your own packages (from source) and then installing them with pkg (i. e., having your own package repository where dealing with custom compile-time options is much easier). https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/ports-poudriere.html https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=poudriere&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+9.2-RELEASE+and+Ports&arch=default&format=html Of course if you just need very few packages to compile from source, using portmaster or portupgrade is still possible. However, it might be neccessary to do the "lock / unlock" action with pkg on the course of updating. It's important to pay attention here - a custom package might be updated with a binary one with different options (as the binary packages are being built with the default options set by the maintainer). -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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