From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 30 13:43:58 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 94AB5106564A for ; Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:43:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jamie@kode5.net) Received: from kontrol.kode5.net (kontrol.kode5.net [80.229.5.32]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0172B8FC0A for ; Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:43:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: from kontrol.kode5.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by kontrol.kode5.net (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q7UDht2b071042 for ; Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:43:55 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from jamie@kode5.net) Received: (from jamie@localhost) by kontrol.kode5.net (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id q7UDhsjS071041 for freebsd-ports@freebsd.org; Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:43:55 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from jamie@kode5.net) X-Authentication-Warning: kontrol.kode5.net: jamie set sender to jamie@kode5.net using -f Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:43:54 +0100 From: Jamie Paul Griffin To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20120830134354.GA54128@kontrol.kode5.net> References: <503F3B05.2040607@icritical.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: x-operating-system: FreeBSD 9.1-PRERELEASE amd64 x-pgp-fingerprint: A4B9 E875 A18C 6E11 F46D B788 BEE6 1251 1D31 DC38 x-pgp-key: 1D31DC38 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 0.97.5 at kontrol.kode5.net X-Virus-Status: Clean Subject: Re: pkgng questions X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:43:58 -0000 [ Mark Felder wrote on Thu 30.Aug'12 at 7:01:43 -0500 ] > I think you're very confused about what pkgng is for. At this time, ports > are STILL the recommended way to install things and keep them up to date. > Pkgng is the first step required for us to get a better package management > system so we can shift the community towards primarily using packages. Can i ask, why is it that shifting the community to using packages is deemed to be a better approach? I like being able to select configuration options to build software. I have never installed a pre-compiled package since using FreeBSD version 6.x. I recall someone responding in another thread about how people don't like change but surely being able to choose is what end-users want. I am sure this has been discussed at length in other threads and sorry if i'm asking old questions. Jamie