Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 19:23:59 +0000 (GMT) From: "P. U. (Uli) Kruppa" <root@pukruppa.de> To: Cliff Sarginson <cliff@raggedclown.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Package or Ports CVSup Message-ID: <20011228191429.K5419-100000@big> In-Reply-To: <20011228185657.GA1122@raggedclown.net>
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Remember FreeBSD is a multitasking OS: You can still work on your computer during compilation (For example you could type your translation of "War and Peace" into a tex-file ... ...or you could simply go to bed and let it compile by itself. Though - sometimes - I like watching all the gcc ... -o ... > /dev/null running across my screen :-) Regards, Uli. On Fri, 28 Dec 2001, Cliff Sarginson wrote: > I usually use the ports, it's kind of satisfying to know it's all > compiling along merrily. > > However X/KDE, as pointed out below takes an incredible length of time. > I compiled it on a 1Ghz Pentium with 512MB memory off of a SCSI > disk installation .. I also translated the whole of War and Peace into > Latvian at the same time. It is *big*. > > -- > Regards > Cliff > > On Fri, Dec 28, 2001 at 07:47:23PM +0000, Simon Siemonsma wrote: > > 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 > ************************************ * P. U. Kruppa - Wuppertal * * Germany * * www.pukruppa.de www.2000d.de * ************************************ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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