From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 27 11:55:25 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8F7C016A422 for ; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:55:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from duane@greenmeadow.ca) Received: from smtpout.eastlink.ca (smtpout.eastlink.ca [24.222.0.30]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 32EA743D45 for ; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:55:25 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from duane@greenmeadow.ca) Received: from ip01.eastlink.ca ([24.222.10.5]) by mta01.eastlink.ca (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-4.03 (built Sep 22 2005)) with ESMTP id <0IWS0024TBSFGNZ0@mta01.eastlink.ca> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 07:55:27 -0400 (AST) Received: from blk-224-199-230.eastlink.ca (HELO [192.168.0.103]) ([24.224.199.230]) by ip01.eastlink.ca with ESMTP; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 07:55:25 -0400 Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 07:54:31 -0400 From: Duane Whitty In-reply-to: <4427C93B.2050805@greenmeadow.ca> To: Luiz Eduardo Guida Valmont Message-id: <4427D277.9030609@greenmeadow.ca> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-BrightmailFiltered: true X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAQAAA+k= References: <4427C93B.2050805@greenmeadow.ca> User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (X11/20060309) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: package vs ports question] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:55:25 -0000 Duane Whitty wrote: > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: package vs ports question > Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 07:57:04 -0300 > From: Luiz Eduardo Guida Valmont > To: Duane Whitty > References: > <1cac28080603262002g3b76041ap28c8dc4cb7e97e0a@mail.gmail.com> > <44276581.2060505@greenmeadow.ca> > > > > And I also have a question regarding this matter. :) > > When I installed FreeBSD (6.1-BETA4, though I don't think version > makes any difference here), I chose "User" in one of initial screens > (I can't remember which one that was now, sorry). That pre-selected a > handfull of software to be installed. I have always used ports since > FreeBSD was installed. But... > > Does the installation process install any package that may be > overriden by any port? > Hi, I am sorry but I do not understand what you are trying to ask. Are you asking if using the ports system will change any software you installed when you first installed FreeBSD? I want to make sure that myself and others who may try to answer your question understand what it is you are asking. Sincerely, --Duane > On 3/27/06, Duane Whitty wrote: >> Huy Ton That wrote: >> > I am curious, the key different between packages and ports are that >> packages >> > are precompiled and ports are not? Am I erroneous in this >> statement? I'm >> a >> > little confused as I have been always using make install clean from >> the >> > ports and don't see the difference... Has anyone else had the same >> > question? >> > >> > -Lee >> > _________________ >> > >> Hi, >> >> Your best bet is to read the handbook section >> on packages and ports. To answer your question >> though, yes packages are pre-built and ports need >> to be compiled, linked, etc from sources. >> >> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html >> >> --Duane >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > -- > []'s, > Luiz Eduardo