Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:12:42 +0000 (GMT) From: "Alexandre L." <axelbsd@ymail.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: Giorgos Tsiapaliokas <terietor@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Re : change kde4 (pkg) to kde4 (ports) Message-ID: <591379.29289.qm@web24817.mail.ird.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20100618104731.67d8556a.freebsd@edvax.de>
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Thank you for correcting me=0A=0A--- En date de=A0: Ven 18.6.10, Polytropon=
<freebsd@edvax.de> a =E9crit=A0:=0A=0A> De: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>=
=0A> Objet: Re: Re : change kde4 (pkg) to kde4 (ports)=0A> =C0: "Alexandre =
L." <axelbsd@ymail.com>=0A> Cc: "Giorgos Tsiapaliokas" <terietor@gmail.com>=
, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org=0A> Date: Vendredi 18 juin 2010, 8h47=0A> O=
n Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:21:53 +0000=0A> (GMT), "Alexandre L." <axelbsd@ymail.=
com>=0A> wrote:=0A> > Why do you want to do that ?=0A> > Packages are in th=
is directory by default :=0A> /usr/ports/distfiles/=0A> > =0A> > --- En dat=
e de=A0: Jeu 17.6.10, Giorgos Tsiapaliokas=0A> <terietor@gmail.com>=0A> a =
=E9crit=A0:=0A> > =0A> > > De: Giorgos Tsiapaliokas <terietor@gmail.com>=0A=
> > > Objet: change kde4 (pkg) to kde4 (ports)=0A> > > =C0: freebsd-questio=
ns@freebsd.org=0A> > > Date: Jeudi 17 juin 2010, 18h46=0A> > > hello,=0A> >=
> =0A> > > i have installed=A0 kde4 via the package system.=0A> > > how ca=
n i install the kde4 via ports system=0A> without=0A> > > deleting the pack=
ages=0A> > > and then compiling them?=0A> > > =0A> > > thank you for answer=
ing :)=0A> =0A> Not fully correct.=0A> =0A> The directory /usr/ports/distfi=
les/ does not contain=0A> packages.=0A> It contains distribution files, tho=
se are usually archives=0A> full of source code and other resources that a =
port needs=0A> to=0A> be processed.=0A> =0A> To the OP:=0A> =0A> If you've =
already installed KDE4 from packages, the step=0A> "make"=0A> in the KDE4 p=
orts directory will first generate KDE, and=0A> the=0A> step "make install"=
will install it. You have to deinstall=0A> ("make deinstall") your KDE (fr=
om packages) first. To the=0A> system, it doesn't matter if a program has b=
een installed=0A> from ports or packages; packages can be seen as=0A> preco=
mpiled=0A> and compressed ports, while ports "per se" are the=0A> material=
=0A> to create the programs (sources, resources, images, and so=0A> on).=0A=
> =0A> If you want to create packages from a port (or maybe=0A> package)=0A=
> you already have installed, use "make package". This will=0A> generate a =
compressed archive in /usr/ports/packages/=0A> subtree.=0A> You can install=
those packages on other systems, for=0A> example,=0A> without the need for=
compiling or fetching (a good=0A> solution=0A> for off-line operations).=
=0A> =0A> If this wasn't the answer you were searchig for, try to=0A> ask=
=0A> in a more precise way. :-)=0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> -- =0A> Polytropon=0A> M=
agdeburg, Germany=0A> Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0=0A> Andra moi ennepe, Mo=
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