Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 08:02:55 -0700 From: Duke Normandin <01031149@3web.net> To: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ports information & removal Message-ID: <20010316080254.A86901@mandy.rockingd.calgary.ab.ca> In-Reply-To: <15025.48826.732802.344297@guru.mired.org>; from "Mike Meyer" on Fri, Mar 16, 2001 at 01:20:26AM References: <86611571@toto.iv> <15025.48826.732802.344297@guru.mired.org>
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On Fri, Mar 16, 2001 at 01:20:26AM -0600, Mike Meyer wrote: > Faisal Gillani <fasi_74@yahoo.com> types: > > > 4 why we call these ports why not pakages like other os ? > > Because they aren't the same thing. A package is a built binary of an > application that you install on a system. You can get and install > those if you want. A port is basically a canned tool for building and > installing the binary from original sources, and includes the ability > to build a package. Mike... While on the subject of packages/ports, is the RPM methodology analogous to FBSD's port or package system? Tia... -- -duke Calgary, Alberta, Canada To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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