Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:31:50 -0700 From: Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why FreeBSD not popular on hardware vendors Message-ID: <20081211193150.GD4970@kokopelli.hydra> In-Reply-To: <200812111838.31387.subbsd@gmail.com> References: <4be2da2e0812062344y26eddcc9sf589531d10c71a1c@mail.gmail.com> <20081211155500.H1327@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <1229008984.2749.74.camel@frodon.be-bif.ulb.ac.be> <200812111838.31387.subbsd@gmail.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 06:38:30PM +0300, Ole wrote: > Also you can use portupgrade -PP > > -PP > --use-packages-only Never use the port even if a package is not avail- > able either locally or remotely, although you > still have to keep your ports tree up-to-date so > that portupgrade can check out what the latest > version of each port is. > > In in some cases re-compiling it better then package usage. For example you > may wish for GnomeVFS support by OO, or drop GNOME support and KDE support > instead. This function sets in configure by program author and when you > working with ports you can play this options I'd love to drop GNOME and KDE support for OO.o, but on my laptop I really don't have the resources to spare for compiling OO.o, so I live with whatever's in the package. Such is life. Actually, I'd love to drop OO.o too, but I haven't gained the level of familiarity with LaTeX yet to do the things I do with OO.o when making invoices. -- Chad Perrin [ content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ] Quoth Sterling Camden: "The Church doesn't want people calling for inquisitions." [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAklBaqYACgkQ9mn/Pj01uKXCvQCdEWx7aNpTO54whwyHG8U92UlB 9vYAoLjOhXi5LkNIJC+dyVySkz2XqYeQ =kF6l -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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