Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 10:38:29 -0600 From: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> To: Evren Yurtesen <yurtesen@ispro.net.tr> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: why sources? why not binaries? Message-ID: <199812301638.KAA37720@nospam.hiwaay.net> In-Reply-To: Message from Evren Yurtesen <yurtesen@ispro.net.tr> of "Wed, 30 Dec 1998 08:56:56 %2B0200." <Pine.BSF.4.05.9812300855130.25745-100000@finland.ispro.net.tr>
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Evren Yurtesen writes: > hello, > 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 > thanks As others have pointed out, binaries are available for upgrades via download. But in my case at the end of a 28.8 modem its much faster to update my sources with cvsup and recompile than to download the binaries. -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@nospam.hiwaay.net ===================================================================== The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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