Date: Sat, 02 Aug 1997 16:55:07 -0700 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> To: gkshenaut@ucdavis.edu Cc: ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /usr/ports ?? Message-ID: <16961.870566107@time.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 02 Aug 1997 16:29:06 PDT." <199708022329.QAA00230@myrtle.bogs.org>
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> Regarding the perl and tk/tcl ports debate-- perhaps I'm being > naive here, but would it help to have all (and only) ports installed > under /usr/ports? This would be somewhat similar to /usr/contrib > in certain other systems. That would be a start, though the distfiles would also have to be reasonably standardized on or users who've installed "src" while only temporarily net connected (e.g. they bring the machine in to work, install it, go away again) will be sorely confused when their builds fall over. A more closely coupled ports collection could be a godsend for the bloat vs anti-bloat debate, but there are a lot of logistical issues to handle before it can (and it must) be as transparent as /usr/src. Jordan
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