Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 16:27:33 +1300 From: Jonathan Chen <jonathan.chen@itouch.co.nz> To: Gerry Freymann <freymann@scaryg.shacknet.nu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Question about Ports vs Packages and Updating them Message-ID: <20011009162732.A5637@jonc.itouch> In-Reply-To: <20011008225617.27f66dda.freymann@scaryg.shacknet.nu>; from freymann@scaryg.shacknet.nu on Mon, Oct 08, 2001 at 10:56:17PM -0400 References: <20011008225617.27f66dda.freymann@scaryg.shacknet.nu>
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On Mon, Oct 08, 2001 at 10:56:17PM -0400, Gerry Freymann wrote:
[...]
> And that's my third (and last) question: why set up a cvsup to update
> the ports, if, when you're "stuck" and fall back to packages, it only
> mucks up your entire port collection?
A package is only a snapshot of the ports. And as time passes by,
everything moves on. You need the cvsup so the ports get updated and you
get the latest and greatest bug-fixes, features et al. You should only
use the packages if you're stuck for time - and even then I prefer not
to use them. If there's a problem with the ports, you should report
them; that's what the lists are for.
--
Jonathan Chen <jonathan.chen@itouch.co.nz>
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