Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2002 23:56:39 -0500 From: "Chauncey Smith" <csmith@icdc.com> To: "Shane Hickey" <shane@howsyournetwork.com>, <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: ports seen with pkg_info? Message-ID: <005101c2861a$0f79afe0$2302a8c0@WorkGroup> References: <1036613655.10639.33.camel@devo.volumen.net>
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Well packages are built from the ports. The difference between a package and a port is a package is a binary of the piece of software and a port is the source code that gets compiled with the tweaks needed to make it work. pkg_info is a list of all the stuff installed in the os.. like a windows reg. Chauncey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shane Hickey" <shane@howsyournetwork.com> To: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 3:14 PM Subject: ports seen with pkg_info? > Howdy, I apologize if this a goofy question, but I've been installing > new ports (like bash2 for example) via the /usr/ports tree and I notice > that after they are installed that I can see them with pkg_info. Is > this merely a convenience, or did the port build process actually > install a package? > > Thanks, > > Shane Hickey > Network/System Consultant > Howsyournetwork.com > 406.240.6675 > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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