Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2002 19:38:39 -0700 From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@owt.com> To: tyler spivey <tspivey8@telus.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: freebsd from source? Message-ID: <3CF9852F.9070001@owt.com> References: <20020602015735.OVFH7991.priv-edtnes09-hme0.telusplanet.net@a7a42593>
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tyler spivey wrote: > well, i come from a linux from scratch (lfs) background, where i > install the base and everything else from source. i'm wondering > if it is possible to install the base system of freebsd from my > custom burned 4.4 cds, but compile the ports i need from source > instead of using the ports system? i'm not comfortable with it > yet, and if i install, say, someport, i don't know what it's > trying to do, so i can't see if it's doing somethingi don't want > it to. You can choose what you install and the way. I installed the first OS from a CD but everything else was upgraded using cvsup. There is more to it than just installing a port. Many of them have patches that make them work on FreeBSD. FreeBSD does things a little bit different as to where they are installed. The maintainer takes care of this for you. If the port has patches and you try to install it as a non-port, you will have to figure out the fixes on your own. Kent -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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