Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 12:57:08 -0600 From: Mike Meyer <mwm-dated-1017946629.8a0a7b@mired.org> To: Brian T.Schellenberger <bts@babbleon.org> Cc: Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com>, Jonathan Arnold <jdarnold@buddydog.org>, Zach Barnett <zpb@hotmail.com>, FreeBSD Questions <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Packages and Ports [pkg vs portupgrade?] Message-ID: <15526.2692.417612.726821@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <20020330135112.AA22EBA05@i8k.babbleon.org> References: <20020329204644.V81735-100000@earl-grey.cloud9.net> <20020330135112.AA22EBA05@i8k.babbleon.org>
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In <20020330135112.AA22EBA05@i8k.babbleon.org>, Brian T.Schellenberger <bts@babbleon.org> typed: > The only reason I can think of to do things the "traditional" Unix way is if > the port isn't getting a recent enough version of the software or is somehow > broken. How about if you want to know how to install the software in question on a non-FreeBSD machine? I'd also add wanting a different configuration than any you can get with the port, as it's not clear that that qualifies as "somehow broken". <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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