Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:18:41 +0200 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: Antonio Vieiro <antonio@antonioshome.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Question on packages and ports (and versions) Message-ID: <20100610151841.GA13235@falcon.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTilTv_5mouEfsTI2KgWwcq-FWiSaRhBWtjqdoRMe@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTilTv_5mouEfsTI2KgWwcq-FWiSaRhBWtjqdoRMe@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 04:58:56PM +0200, Antonio Vieiro wrote: > Hi all, > > I can't find an answer to this question, so I decided to post here. > Since I'm not very good at english let me ask this with an example. > > I assume that packages and ports may have different versions of the > same software (am I right?) so, for instance, if you install gnome > with packages you can have a certain "glib" version (say 1.0), but if > you install gnome with ports you can have a more recent "glib" version > (say 1.1). > > Now my question is, am I right on this assumption? If so, may I have > those two versions installed at the same time (from a package and a > port)? How does software from packages and ports interfere each other? > > Does software installed from packages live in different directories > than software installed from ports? If not, how does FreeBSD select > one over the other? A package is best seen as simply a pre-compiled port, i.e. packages are built from ports. After it has been installed there is no difference between software installed via ports or software installed via packages. -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se
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