Date: Tue, 1 May 2018 07:24:29 +1200 From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz> To: Thomas Mueller <mueller6722@twc.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: portupgrade vs. portmaster Message-ID: <CAJuc1zNxpAB%2Bt7CwbCO7VW%2BDqbk9Nd3DxYGiv2AWQ5qNiQZHfQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5ae6fd65.1c69fb81.a1193.4d74SMTPIN_ADDED_MISSING@mx.google.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.21.1804291704260.12803@mail.neu.net> <20180429214807.GA85409@elch.exwg.net> <CAN6yY1t50FOZBSySA9W6c2Tf0aNzj2fB_K6fUKZM_s8bB%2BHMsg@mail.gmail.com> <eb6b5782-83e0-0070-92bf-ff163de8ea3c@freebsd.org> <5ae6fd65.1c69fb81.a1193.4d74SMTPIN_ADDED_MISSING@mx.google.com>
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On 30 April 2018 at 22:33, Thomas Mueller <mueller6722@twc.com> wrote: [...] > I see hardly any mention of synth on the freebsd-ports list. Have synth users become disenchanted? There are a growing number of synth users. They just don't appear on the list 'cause the software just works. > One downside is that synth fails to install build dependencies, so I have to pkg install all of these separately, very annoying. Why should build dependencies be installed? Their only purpose is for building the port. > I was bitten just yesterday trying to build cross-compiling tools for Haiku when make info was missing because texinfo was built but not installed. > > But I was able to recover with pkg install after checking my repository. > > With portmaster, I need to specify ports by category/portname rather than just portname, for example > portmaster www/seamonkey > > On my other computer, with MSI Z77 MPOWER motherboard, synth just fumbles and crashes. I would suspect you have hardware issues instead. synth builds tend to strain the machine - it's a good test of machine hardiness. Cheers. -- Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz>
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