From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 27 11:16:14 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A6FD16A422 for ; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:16:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from duane@greenmeadow.ca) Received: from smtpout.eastlink.ca (smtpout.eastlink.ca [24.222.0.30]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 02FE143D48 for ; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:16:13 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from duane@greenmeadow.ca) Received: from ip04.eastlink.ca ([24.222.10.20]) by mta01.eastlink.ca (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-4.03 (built Sep 22 2005)) with ESMTP id <0IWS0026L9Z4GHX0@mta01.eastlink.ca> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 07:16:16 -0400 (AST) Received: from blk-224-199-230.eastlink.ca (HELO [192.168.0.103]) ([24.224.199.230]) by ip04.eastlink.ca with ESMTP; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 07:16:00 -0400 Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 07:15:07 -0400 From: Duane Whitty To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-id: <4427C93B.2050805@greenmeadow.ca> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-BrightmailFiltered: true X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAQAAA+k= User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (X11/20060309) Subject: [Fwd: Re: package vs ports question] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:16:14 -0000 -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: package vs ports question Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 07:57:04 -0300 From: Luiz Eduardo Guida Valmont To: Duane Whitty References: <1cac28080603262002g3b76041ap28c8dc4cb7e97e0a@mail.gmail.com> <44276581.2060505@greenmeadow.ca> And I also have a question regarding this matter. :) When I installed FreeBSD (6.1-BETA4, though I don't think version makes any difference here), I chose "User" in one of initial screens (I can't remember which one that was now, sorry). That pre-selected a handfull of software to be installed. I have always used ports since FreeBSD was installed. But... Does the installation process install any package that may be overriden by any port? On 3/27/06, Duane Whitty wrote: > Huy Ton That wrote: > > I am curious, the key different between packages and ports are that > packages > > are precompiled and ports are not? Am I erroneous in this statement? I'm > a > > little confused as I have been always using make install clean from the > > ports and don't see the difference... Has anyone else had the same > > question? > > > > -Lee > > _________________ > > > Hi, > > Your best bet is to read the handbook section > on packages and ports. To answer your question > though, yes packages are pre-built and ports need > to be compiled, linked, etc from sources. > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html > > --Duane > _______________________________________________ > 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" > -- []'s, Luiz Eduardo