From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 3 13:30:47 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28E8A16A4CE for ; Sat, 3 Jan 2004 13:30:47 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk [81.2.69.218]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A01E343D48 for ; Sat, 3 Jan 2004 13:30:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) i03LTbxn010085 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sat, 3 Jan 2004 21:29:38 GMT (envelope-from matthew@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: (from matthew@localhost)id i03LTbhL010084; Sat, 3 Jan 2004 21:29:37 GMT (envelope-from matthew) Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2004 21:29:37 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman To: "J.D. Bronson" Message-ID: <20040103212937.GA9894@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Matthew Seaman , "J.D. Bronson" , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <6.0.1.1.2.20040103123708.00b245e0@cheyenne.wixb.com> <20040103203118.GA9278@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> <6.0.1.1.2.20040103143744.00b4ad78@cheyenne.wixb.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="G4iJoqBmSsgzjUCe" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <6.0.1.1.2.20040103143744.00b4ad78@cheyenne.wixb.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1i X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=2.61 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.61 (1.212.2.1-2003-12-09-exp) on happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: starting apps in 5.2 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2004 21:30:47 -0000 --G4iJoqBmSsgzjUCe Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, Jan 03, 2004 at 02:38:35PM -0600, J.D. Bronson wrote: =20 > I dont use ports..I only compile from src code... You are aware that "using ports" is precisely "compiling from source code"? Ports is a system for automating all of the tedious bits of compiling up software: it downloads the source, verifies it against an MD5 checksum, unpacks it, applies patches as necessary, configures, compiles and installs it. What's more, it automatically handles installing all required dependencies, it keeps track of all of the files that get installed (so you can painlessly de-install stuff later on -- a very big win for a busy admin) and it has a bunch of handy tools available that let you update what you already have installed as new versions come out. You can even tar up all of the files installed by a port (plus a few administrative bits) in order to install them on a different machine. That, however is called "creating a package", and installing pkgs is a different thing entirely. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK --G4iJoqBmSsgzjUCe Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE/9zRBdtESqEQa7a0RAnscAKCTN3gsOTU5eHV4Kd8l5OuktSkjugCdHpE7 kPhYzLq+exId0lYPAo/w9xU= =MBsh -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --G4iJoqBmSsgzjUCe--