From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 26 19:32:49 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 64521F52 for ; Fri, 26 Dec 2014 19:32:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from fly.hiwaay.net (fly.hiwaay.net [216.180.54.1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2E63664631 for ; Fri, 26 Dec 2014 19:32:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from kabini1.local (rbn1-216-180-19-87.adsl.hiwaay.net [216.180.19.87]) (authenticated bits=0) by fly.hiwaay.net (8.13.8/8.13.8/fly) with ESMTP id sBQJWfwL009100 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Fri, 26 Dec 2014 13:32:41 -0600 Message-ID: <549DB94F.2070107@hiwaay.net> Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 13:38:55 -0600 From: "William A. Mahaffey III" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.2.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 CC: freebsd-questions Subject: Re: Do I want to switch to the new pkg(8) format? References: <7813720d20f4ad81c083db7695df728b.squirrel@ma.sdf.org> In-Reply-To: <7813720d20f4ad81c083db7695df728b.squirrel@ma.sdf.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 19:32:49 -0000 On 12/26/14 10:50, cpet@sdf.org wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I am familiar with the gentoo "portage" system but I am unfamiliar >> with the freebsd system. I prefer to compile ports. >> >> While I am familiar with "make install", I do not know how to upgrade >> all the ports I previously installed (equivalent to gentoo's "emerge >> -Dauv world"). Section 5.5.3.1 of the handbook says that I should use >> portmaster. When I install portmaster I get a friendly reminder: >> >> "If you want to switch to the new pkg(8) format, and have not already >> done so, there are some extra 1-time steps to take" >> >> Can you guys help me answer these questions: >> >> 1. Do I want to switch to the new pkg(8) format? >> >> 2. If yes, have I already done so? >> >> Thank you, >> >> Chris >> >> PS: I'm running 10.1-RELEASE-p3 >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > This comes down to 2 things which are easy: > > 1. Do you compile a lot of packages with custom options then skip pkgng > and continue to using ports. > 2. If you don't and just do make install clean and only use default > options then pkgng would be easier. > > Hope this helps some. > > Chris Petrik > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > I 2nd that motion. Early on in my FreeBSD adventure, I wound up compiling iceweb & dependencies from scratch: 5+ hours later it was done. A week or 2 later, I pkg-upgraded it, about 30 sec. to complete. No contest for me, it's pkg all the way unless something (flash support) necessitates compiling from ports. $0.02, no more, no less .... -- William A. Mahaffey III ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "The M1 Garand is without doubt the finest implement of war ever devised by man." -- Gen. George S. Patton Jr.