From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Mar 16 10:42:19 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from smtp1.cybersurf.net (smtp1.cybersurf.net [209.197.145.111]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 731A537B718 for ; Fri, 16 Mar 2001 10:42:16 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from 01031149@3web.net) Received: from 3web.net ([209.115.233.58]) by smtp1.cybersurf.net (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15) with SMTP id GAAZNE00.MSV; Fri, 16 Mar 2001 11:35:38 -0700 Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 08:02:55 -0700 From: Duke Normandin <01031149@3web.net> To: Mike Meyer Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ports information & removal Message-ID: <20010316080254.A86901@mandy.rockingd.calgary.ab.ca> Reply-To: 01031149@3web.net References: <86611571@toto.iv> <15025.48826.732802.344297@guru.mired.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <15025.48826.732802.344297@guru.mired.org>; from "Mike Meyer" on Fri, Mar 16, 2001 at 01:20:26AM Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Fri, Mar 16, 2001 at 01:20:26AM -0600, Mike Meyer wrote: > Faisal Gillani 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