Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2017 17:52:44 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <matthew@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How long does it take for a port to become a pkg? Message-ID: <e71853cb-89b8-3b0b-6bb7-a93fe65ff439@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <35e94e6a-efea-d668-fa30-352341bf3f5b@uni-dortmund.de> References: <1ee305da-120e-93d3-2f4b-1d95db69b34e@uni-dortmund.de> <d084fbf9-7e65-8eb9-c5c9-70cd5b1c55fe@FreeBSD.org> <35e94e6a-efea-d668-fa30-352341bf3f5b@uni-dortmund.de>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) --3KmVv2vCqOUDC3pVG5w6MueqWinVG3ef4 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="aSvhS0UAOM7dJBT4UKE2NXdwRX4378FRh"; protected-headers="v1" From: Matthew Seaman <matthew@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <e71853cb-89b8-3b0b-6bb7-a93fe65ff439@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: How long does it take for a port to become a pkg? References: <1ee305da-120e-93d3-2f4b-1d95db69b34e@uni-dortmund.de> <d084fbf9-7e65-8eb9-c5c9-70cd5b1c55fe@FreeBSD.org> <35e94e6a-efea-d668-fa30-352341bf3f5b@uni-dortmund.de> In-Reply-To: <35e94e6a-efea-d668-fa30-352341bf3f5b@uni-dortmund.de> --aSvhS0UAOM7dJBT4UKE2NXdwRX4378FRh Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 2017/03/14 16:29, Christian Baer wrote: > Are there any major drawbacks from using the "latest" versions of > packages, like stuff getting out of sync? It depends on your use case. For a personal machine where you are the only user and you don't mind /too/ much if eg. firefox doesn't work for a few hours, then using the latest packages shouldn't be a problem. OTOH, if this is a corporate server that generates a lot of revenue and where changes need to be tightly controlled, the quarterly package sets would be preferable. Yes, the latest packages are a little more risky to use than the quarterly ones -- not a huge amount, and any problems are usually attended to very promptly. ie. wait a day, and it should be fixed. Also, remember that you don't have to update *every* time an update is available. Having said that, you can go for literally years at a time without experiencing any trouble. > Would this information perhaps be a noteworthy addition to the handbook= ? > In that case I'd write up something for it. The point is that all > through the handbook, using the pkg tools and the ports is described > side by side. While it is not explicitly said that the results are > identical, the reader is very likely to expect it - pretty much as I > did. So installing a piece of software via the pkg tool and another via= > the ports can lead to weird results, because possibly different > lib-versions are expected. >=20 > What do you think? I'm pretty sure there is discussion about the 'latest' and the 'quarterly' package sets somewhere in the documentation. (Maybe on the Wiki or in a forums posting.) However, I'm sure a patch to the Handbook section on packages and ports making clear the difference you've highlighted would be well received. Please do raise a PR or create a Phabricator review. Cheers, Matthew --aSvhS0UAOM7dJBT4UKE2NXdwRX4378FRh-- --3KmVv2vCqOUDC3pVG5w6MueqWinVG3ef4 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: GPGTools - https://gpgtools.org iQJ8BAEBCgBmBQJYyC3yXxSAAAAAAC4AKGlzc3Vlci1mcHJAbm90YXRpb25zLm9w ZW5wZ3AuZmlmdGhob3JzZW1hbi5uZXQxOUYxNTRFQ0JGMTEyRTUwNTQ0RTNGMzAw MDUxM0YxMEUwQTlFNEU3AAoJEABRPxDgqeTnzkMQAIl+e1BnFnRdNzDq1l8S229E mg+qh2ZY04ohMzsmrL8FEZwRemDlH2pMs0mIOkYvemWjfTZqMPArr8IH0t9ctwhC n0gGK29Lt3/pXjDQgxrhXgH/K+4nCmI7CUUnQOGsLIznesCEYcRykayijW64EPpp /5DFwcJMRXOs2jtm79MZOUDGQuhwD9sATlHIo3RnBtKQQdGLvW5UxRYq6T6uZL6h AilXd+vLFViNb6UFUPZhn0zatI4jcOGe9fLki50NOiPOzDhtFVekxhy0mUI/yC4O pESLEqQlZ20Coq0kUcgOidMxohReTr1TSW5wlkTUbMHww+EVXKDS2LpXBas5GYnX SPGbQ4GA2MhUAefFvLlndKvAbpM9dQ1xgIJa5h1DvJ5/2zjH5noBqjnEG3ThP3oq e+YviS7Fj8z2hOOb5BH9iFuo0iIqXP8vWgVhWul9rXbhbg0FMjAipy1i/mvV6sYp VBj8f6Um6iqUUgOewDLfvkIu4IbmW+dSwnwtSwgDaOIVSh9Q02fvBKaqHH+66bdm Xf2r4sOvly5nMq4qWCbKS5L8X/HnF5IvV67i4rWjMKJIUHM48oC/HEpOxgGRxf8N FU/tZm7u7PLG+vgZ07Fht+ktJrex5BG6CfoshghF3p/6Fs7qCyFZxQPgGeuW/zs7 RNCgLn5pvFFZCv4En7YR =aNed -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --3KmVv2vCqOUDC3pVG5w6MueqWinVG3ef4--
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