Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 17:24:22 -0600 From: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> To: mbeattie@alumni.rutgers.edu Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ports and Packages Message-ID: <41BE24A6.3040808@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <50022.63.73.213.5.1102973857.squirrel@63.73.213.5> References: <50022.63.73.213.5.1102973857.squirrel@63.73.213.5>
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Michael Beattie wrote: >Or does the port system download, compile, and then create and install >a package from source whereas the other system just downloads the same >package already compiled? > > The only "package" I ever install is cvsup-without-gui, from sysinstall, right after installation. However, `pkg_info` ATM gives me a list of 510 "packages" that are installed (the other 509 came from ports). That's about the size of it. It's more complex, I'm sure, but the build system (out there; is it bento.freebsd.org?) utilizes the ports system to create the packages; so in the end it's not much different, except you can customize the build of a port; packages are just built however Kris (or whoever portmeister is) decides it should be done (not that I'm saying it's a small job, nor am I implying he's responsible for everything that happens, etc., etc.) I wonder if the Porter's Handbook (in the docs) would shed any light for you? Kevin Kinsey
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