Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:15:32 -0800 From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: alexus <alexus@gmail.com> Cc: "freebsd-ports@freebsd.org ML" <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: ports vs packages Message-ID: <DEF32078-554E-4CA2-BCC3-62388C2DE549@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <CAJxePNKkFGbfcvUV=SPSV8PiQ4aqpc54fYOCLb6kbn_R84xqrw@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAJxePN%2BWrr6K83RGFGERzJGUXc24i95BemPOgxqAJW_2Lsfjpg@mail.gmail.com> <07e401cccefb$364338b0$a2c9aa10$@fisglobal.com> <CAHieY7RL5wf=Tk7-9KafudTFYbTHtXh9Ap9rDyVCM=5qEFN4ew@mail.gmail.com> <083a01cccf07$79fd35e0$6df7a1a0$@fisglobal.com> <CAJxePNKkFGbfcvUV=SPSV8PiQ4aqpc54fYOCLb6kbn_R84xqrw@mail.gmail.com>
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On Jan 9, 2012, at 2:00 PM, alexus wrote: > One of the things I'm seeing is that unfortunately packages are > somewhat limited vs ports... Packages come precompiled with default options. For people who want non-default options, you would need to build your own package from ports rather than using the precompiled one. > For example: > > I'm trying to get Apache httpd + PHP to work, after pkg_add -r php5, > php5 doesn't have libphp5.so that links Apache and PHP together... so > unless I'm doing something entirely wrong I basically must use ports > and nothing else to get the functionality i need... You can use ports and packages together just fine. In particular, you ought to be able to use the Apache-2.x package with a php5 port that you build to enable mod_php. Regards, -- -Chuck
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