From owner-freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 26 17:22:45 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: gnome@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9177416A420; Thu, 26 Jan 2006 17:22:45 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from shildreth@allantgroup.com) Received: from scotth.emsphone.com (scotth.emsphone.com [199.67.51.179]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1AE7443D48; Thu, 26 Jan 2006 17:22:44 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from shildreth@allantgroup.com) Received: from scotth.emsphone.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by scotth.emsphone.com (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id k0QHMicW075219; Thu, 26 Jan 2006 11:22:44 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from shildreth@allantgroup.com) Received: (from shildret@localhost) by scotth.emsphone.com (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id k0QHMioE075218; Thu, 26 Jan 2006 11:22:44 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from shildreth@allantgroup.com) X-Authentication-Warning: scotth.emsphone.com: shildret set sender to shildreth@allantgroup.com using -f From: "Scott T. Hildreth" To: Joe Marcus Clarke In-Reply-To: <43D90322.7060203@FreeBSD.org> References: <1138290504.11930.380.camel@scotth.emsphone.com> <1138293962.11930.387.camel@scotth.emsphone.com> <43D90322.7060203@FreeBSD.org> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 11:22:43 -0600 Message-Id: <1138296163.11930.392.camel@scotth.emsphone.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.2 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Cc: FreeBSD GNOME Users Subject: Re: Fam vs Gamin X-BeenThere: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: shildreth@allantgroup.com List-Id: GNOME for FreeBSD -- porting and maintaining List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 17:22:45 -0000 On Thu, 2006-01-26 at 12:13 -0500, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Scott T. Hildreth wrote: > > On Thu, 2006-01-26 at 09:48 -0600, Scott T. Hildreth wrote: > >> Every time I upgrade a product I run into this with portupgrade, > >> > >> Stale dependency: abiword-gnome-2.4.2 --> gamin-0.1.5_2 -- manually run 'pkgdb -F' to fix, or specify -O to force. > >> > >> ...I didn't install Fam, some port did, should I install gamin instead? > >> Does it matter? > > > > I see they both offer the same thing, but gamin uses kqueue backend. > > Any advantage? > > Gamin is generally considered better than FAM on FreeBSD for two main > reason. Kqueue makes it more efficient, and it is easier and more > secure to deploy (it does not require rpcbind/portmap). > Thanks for the explanation. > To properly upgrade, use: > > portupgrade -o devel/gamin -f fam > I did this already, saw it in an earlier post of yours. I figured all the Gnome products want, who am I to deny them. :-) > Joe > > - -- > Joe Marcus Clarke > FreeBSD GNOME Team :: gnome@FreeBSD.org > FreeNode / #freebsd-gnome > http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (Darwin) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFD2QMib2iPiv4Uz4cRAkDBAKCbVNb/29QHPcdwg2WwZFotd79RmQCfUBJK > wPtF8mSwNT030FGqHgIEE58= > =J+Hy > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Scott T. Hildreth