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Date:      Wed, 26 Mar 2003 06:21:59 +0100
From:      Martin Karlsson <mk-freebsd@bredband.net>
To:        Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com>
Cc:        FreeBSD LIST <FreeBSD-Questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Problems making "ogle" and "libdvdread"
Message-ID:  <20030326052159.GC1514@c-303a70d5.bredbandsbolaget.se>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.53.0303260007210.90806@earl-grey.cloud9.net>
References:  <20030322223138.F35891-300000@Www.Video2Video.Com> <20030323091633.35891165.nospam@hiltonbsd.com> <Pine.BSF.4.53.0303260007210.90806@earl-grey.cloud9.net>

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* Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com> [2003-03-26 00.10 -0500]:
[...snip]
> Thank you for the idea and encouragement, but I remain "anti-ports."  I
> don't see any good in a process whereby the user must download all in order
> to, if he or she wishes at a later date, only install or "activate" a
> handful of those applications.  Why work from the base of the pyramid to
> the tip?  That's just my rant, sorry to burden you all.

Hi.

You can make use of the ports collection without actually having it:
point a web browser to: URL:<http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi>;

What I mean is that it can be useful to look at a port's Makefile (and
sometimes it's patches) and see e.g. what configure options the port of
the app in question uses.

Just a thought.

Best regards,
-- 
Martin Karlsson



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