Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 14:43:01 -0500 (EST) From: Bill Fumerola <billf@chc-chimes.com> To: nunnari <roberto.nunnari@agie.ch> Cc: stable <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: packages vs ports ?? Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.96.981130144118.28508B-100000@hp9000.chc-chimes.com> In-Reply-To: <3662A039.227E53CB@agie.ch>
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On Mon, 30 Nov 1998, nunnari wrote: > After reading a bit of doc, I'm still not sure I understand what > the difference between ports and packages is. > > May it be that packages are executables while ports are still > to be built? Yes. Packages are just ports that have been pre-built and placed in a central place. Ports contain the Makefile and patches required to build the package or port. Some ports can't be made into packages (copyright, commercial, crypto, etc) and a lot of people just feel better building their own binaries for optimization reasons, etc, etc.. > Also which is the best forum for questions? I don't mean to > annoy anybody by posting here... freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org - bill fumerola - billf@chc-chimes.com - BF1560 - computer horizons corp - - ph:(800) 252-2421 - bfumerol@computerhorizons.com - billf@FreeBSD.org - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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