Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 02:42:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Bsd Newbie <bsdneophyte@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: ports vs. packages Message-ID: <20010904094216.5453.qmail@web20105.mail.yahoo.com>
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I was reading the FreeBSD handbook about ports and packages. What do you people use and why? I have never used packages before and after reading about them... I don't think I will. I don't like the idea of generic precompiled binaries... I like the fact I can complie the source. A question about the compliation though... does the complier take into consideration they type of hardware you have... or do you have to go into the makefiles and edit some lines? Finally, how do the FreeBSD methods compare to the Debian methods? I tried the deselect command and I really didn't like it. It seemed too complex... compared to the FreeBSD method. I haven't used Apt though because I couldn't get it to work. I hear apt is pretty awesome though. Is there an apt port for FreeBSD (I couldn't find one on www.freebsd.org/ports)? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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