Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 23:25:08 +0200 From: Kai Grossjohann <kai@emptydomain.de> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: any use to build from source? Message-ID: <86n02qm2q3.fsf@rumba.de.uu.net> References: <40D33478.3060705@vo.lu> <AC26CF26-C159-11D8-99B8-003065ABFD92@mac.com>
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Charles Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> writes: > Oh, yes. The first time you run into a problem and fix it yourself, > or make a change to the programs to add some feature that you want, > you will discover the serious advantages. > > However, if you never try to fix bugs or write code for yourself, then > you aren't going to gain nearly as much from using source compared > with using precompiled binaries. How does one deal with local changes in the software when installing as a port? Kai
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