Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 10:02:53 -0600 From: "Donald J. O'Neill" <donaldjoneill@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: RW <list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> Subject: Re: Fwd: package vs ports question Message-ID: <200603271002.53806.donaldjoneill@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200603271649.56334.list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> References: <4427C93B.2050805@greenmeadow.ca> <20060327232008.21b9113f@localhost> <200603271649.56334.list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com>
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On Monday 27 March 2006 09:49, RW wrote: > On Monday 27 March 2006 14:20, Norberto Meijome wrote: > > make package will actually make the package and install it for you, > > you dont need to do a pkg_add after that (yes, a bit > > counter-intuitive, but really handy) > > Make package creates a package out of an installed port (it will > install the port first, if neccessary). It doesn't install the > package - there would be no point. > _______________________________________________ 'make install' builds a package from the port and installs it. 'make package' builds a package and installs it, it also saves it in compressed form so it can be reinstalled if necessary. A port is a skeleton, it contains the information needed to build a package and that's it. The ports aren't installed, it's the package that results from building a port that is installed. Ports are only skeletons, the contain the information necessary to allow the port to be built into an installable package. Donhome | help
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