Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 17:35:46 -0700 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Erik Sabowski <airyk@sdf.lonestar.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ports vs. packages Message-ID: <20011014173546.A1244@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.4.33.0110150009110.7734-100000@sdf.lonestar.org>; from airyk@sdf.lonestar.org on Mon, Oct 15, 2001 at 12:11:21AM %2B0000 References: <Pine.NEB.4.33.0110150009110.7734-100000@sdf.lonestar.org>
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--5mCyUwZo2JvN/JJP Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Mon, Oct 15, 2001 at 12:11:21AM +0000, Erik Sabowski wrote: > Is it generally better to install a package or compile a ports? If you want to enable optional settings in the port, you have no choice. If you insist on adding local CFLAGS customizations, you have no choice. Otherwise the only real benefit to using ports is the warm fuzzy you get from having compiled the software on your own machine. Kris --5mCyUwZo2JvN/JJP Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE7yi9iWry0BWjoQKURAkiVAKDc8SXYi+fLXyHB8YQ54sLJxLVm0ACfdjE4 JWX3aY1CVKIyAyBrcpvydrY= =51NT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --5mCyUwZo2JvN/JJP-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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