Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 13:46:34 -0500 From: Peter Schwenk <schwenk@math.udel.edu> To: Boon Hoo <theebh@magix.com.sg> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem installing ports Message-ID: <38B57C8A.DC0CD741@math.udel.edu> References: <NDBBLMPJALMFFDHGILALKEHACAAA.theebh@magix.com.sg>
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Boon Hoo wrote: > Hi, thanks for your informative reply. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: schwenk@math.udel.edu [mailto:schwenk@math.udel.edu] > > > > The ISO image has none or few of the 'distfiles' needed to build the > > ports. You pretty much need Internet access to build ports for 4.0, > > which isn't considered the beginner's version. You should either buy a > > set of CDs from Walnut Creek CDROM (recommended!) or download the > > 3.4-Release ISO and get Internet access. > > > I checked the cd-rom that i burned from the ISO image, and the "ports" > directory contains a package.tgz file. Perhaps i should unzip it? > Btw, what is the difference between the files in the 'ports/distfiles' > directory and the 'ports/i386/packages' directory (as seen on > ftp.freebsd.org)? During the installation when it asked you if you wanted to install the ports tree, it would decompress the package.tgz file in /ports. It may do some other stuff, so I don't know if it is sufficient to decompress it in /usr/ports. Distfiles are the tarballs that contain the source code for the ported applications. The ports download these distfiles (either from CD, if you've got it, or the Internet) and patch them and build them. Packages are pre-compiled and ready to install using the /stand/sysinstall program or the pkg_add command. > > > > FreeBSD (and the other BSD UNIX(TM)es) use simpler startup scripts, > > mostly in the /etc directory. See /etc/rc and /etc/rc.* scripts. > > There's also /etc/defaults/rc.conf (default startup parameters) and > > /etc/rc.conf (local custom startup parameters) config files that the > > startup scripts use to guide startup behaviour. > > > It seems Linux's way of organising startup files is easier(but then again, > i haven't really use freebsd much yet). For e.g., i notice that by default > freebsd starts the sendmail daemon after installation. Where should i look > for to disable sendmail from starting? In linux, it's just changing a 'S' > to 'K'... > > P.S: Coming from linux background, it sure takes some time for me to adapt > to a new OS. Something like "migrating from linux" faq (as seen on OpenBSD > site) > would be excellent:) It's all a matter of what you're used to, I guess. I use Solaris, Linux and FreeBSD at work, so I need to understand both ways of doing it. I prefer BSD, so I use that at home. > > > Thanks in advance, > Jonathan -- PETER SCHWENK | UNIX System Administrator Department of Mathematical Sciences | University of Delaware schwenk@math.udel.edu | (302)831-0437 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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