Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 16:13:59 +0800 From: Liao Ying Chieh <ijliao@dragon2.net> To: Evren Yurtesen <yurtesen@ispro.net.tr> Cc: FreeBSD Questions Mailing List <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: why sources? why not binaries? Message-ID: <19981230161359.A22111@terry.dragon2.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9812300855130.25745-100000@finland.ispro.net.tr>; from "Evren Yurtesen" on Wed, Dec 30, 1998 at 08:56:56 References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9812300855130.25745-100000@finland.ispro.net.tr>
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On Wed, Dec 30, 1998 at 08:56:56 +0200, Evren Yurtesen wrote: > I wonder why we need to grab the sources and compile when > we need to upgrade to a never version (with make world) > why can't we get binaries and then just install with make installworld ? > then just 1 person would compile then and it would save a lot time You can use /stand/sysinstall to upgrade your system there are many snapshot under ftp://current.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD or you can use one powerful machine to make world after make world, export /usr/src and /usr/obj then you can use nfs to make installworld -- mailto:ijliao@dragon2.net?subject="send pgp key" to get my pgp public key key finger print : FA 38 7E 91 FA 22 FA F6 63 04 E3 B5 A1 9F 0C CD To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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