Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 10:33:39 -0800 From: David Johnson <djohnson@acuson.com> To: BSD Blood <bsdblood@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How's the term 'Port' used? Message-ID: <3A92B883.83028A81@acuson.com> References: <F36Zfv4eqfxrCXIjl4O00016155@hotmail.com>
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BSD Blood wrote: > > From 'The Complete FreeBSD' and the 'FreeBSD Handbook' I notice that 'port' > is used in a slightly different manner. 'FreeBSD Handbook' uses it to refer > to a software package?. 'The Complete FreeBSD' used it to refer to additinal > files needed to adapt a package to build on FreeBSD. So, obviously "install > a port" can have 2 meanings. Is a package and port used in the same manner? > Can anyone please clarify. Perhaps the Handbook needs to be clarified. A port is that collection of files used to build software on FreeBSD. A package is a prebuilt binary created using the ports system. Sometimes people use the shortcut of referring to both as a "port". David To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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