Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 16:36:42 +0100 From: Ben Smithurst <ben@scientia.demon.co.uk> To: groggy@iname.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: packages Message-ID: <20000403163642.E85754@strontium.scientia.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <200004030421.UAA02429@groggy.anchorage.ptialaska.net> References: <200004030421.UAA02429@groggy.anchorage.ptialaska.net>
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groggy@iname.com wrote: > and am wondering why the packages never seem to > mirror the ports collection after a new release. > > for example, in the 4.0-RELEASE, > the following packages do not exist, > even though the ports do. > > ircii-4.4S no idea, perhaps it was recently upgraded. Packages don't get built instantly, you know. > lynx (of any kind) They're marked FORBIDDEN due to security reasons, so you shouldn't be using it, and a package isn't built for this exact reason. > pgp 2.6.2 (and rsaref) Probably to do with crypto/export laws; the port is marked "RESTRICTED". > ghostscript-6.01 Again, I'm not sure about that one. Perhaps the same reason as ircii, I think gs6 is fairly new. > can some mechamism be installed so that the packages collection > remains as complete as the ports collection? It will be, unless a) there's a good reason otherwise (see pgp and lynx above) or b) a new port has only just been added, in which case you should wait until the next package building run has finished (I'm not sure how long this takes). Why can't you just use the ports though? > is it OK to use 3.4 packages with 4.0? It should be, though you'll probably need some compatibility libraries installed (libc version is different). The other way around almost certainly won't work, of course. -- Ben Smithurst / ben@scientia.demon.co.uk / PGP: 0x99392F7D To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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