Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 18:42:09 -0500 From: "Charles Howse" <chowse@charter.net> To: "'Adam McLaurin'" <blueeskimo@gmx.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Ports vs. Packages Message-ID: <016201c365e2$573cc300$04fea8c0@moe> In-Reply-To: <1061249644.14034.27.camel@jake>
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> > Will doing it that way require all the compiling? > > No, packages are pre-compiled. Note that you'll sometimes > have to wait a little longer to get the updated packages, > since the maintainer has to submit a compiled binary, but > doesn't always do so immediately after a port is updated. Excellent! Thank you! Just what I was looking for. I also found this: http://www.freebsddiary.org/portupgrade.php
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