Date: Fri, 03 Sep 2004 17:26:11 +0300 From: Cristi Tauber <cristi.tauber@sbhost.ro> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: ports vs source Message-ID: <1094221571.3917.1448.camel@deepblue.rtc.ro>
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Hello there,
Can anyone tell me which are the avantages of installing from ports
rather than installing from tar balls ? I am kind of new to BSD, and I'm
familiar with linux install from tar & stuff. I know to give the
switches to configure to tune the source for installation ... but how i
can find the parameters for port install ? I mean ... let's say i want
to install php and i have to give the path to mysql, apache and others
graphical libraries ... how can I do that with ports ?
Any link or explications about this subject is appreciated.
Thanks,
Cristi
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