Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:39:06 -0400 From: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com> To: Chris Stankevitz <chrisstankevitz@yahoo.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Convert all packages to ports Message-ID: <4C2D0AFA.9090502@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4C2D093E.4090608@gmail.com> References: <580252.53856.qm@web52905.mail.re2.yahoo.com> <4C2D093E.4090608@gmail.com>
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On 7/1/10 5:31 PM, Glen Barber wrote: > Hi, Chris > > On 7/1/10 5:23 PM, Chris Stankevitz wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I setup my system using "packages". I have 675 "packages" installed >> and 0 "ports" installed. >> >> Q: Is there a simple way to replace each "package" with the locally >> compiled "port"? >> >> Ideally the procedure will not ask me any questions and will leave me >> with 0 installed "packages" and 675 installed "ports". >> > > You might have a look at ports-mgmt/portmaster. It will prompt you for > configuration settings before proceeding with building your ports. > I just want to add, that this is necessary when upgrading your existing software. Once "ports" or "packages" are installed, there is no differentiation to the system. The difference is that packages (installed via pkg_add(1)) are built once, when a new FreeBSD -RELEASE is out. Regards, -- Glen Barber
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