Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 19:47:23 +0000 From: Simon Siemonsma <s.siemonsma@hccnet.nl> To: "Peter Ong" <peter@haloflightleader.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Package or Ports CVSup Message-ID: <200112281842.TAA03146@smtp.hccnet.nl> In-Reply-To: <01f801c18f5e$558baf00$0101a8c0@haloflightleader.net> References: <01f801c18f5e$558baf00$0101a8c0@haloflightleader.net>
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Personally I think for big programs it's easier to use the packages. It is avoiding a lot a compiling time. For small programs I prefer the ports, because it's saving time to find out where the package is. Building X or KDE from the ports is not a nice experience. CVSup actually is not that bad. Simon Siemonsma On Friday 28 December 2001 05:13, you wrote: > Question: > Do you guys usually build from the ports or install from packages the CVSup > tool? > > This is my first time installing CVSup. I went to /usr/ports/net/cvsup, > and then I hit make. It's downloading all kinds of stuff like XFree86 > parts. And it's still continuing on the compile. It's taking over an hour > now. Do you guys normally install CVSup from package or port? Just want > to find out the common practice. > > Thanks. > > Peter > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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