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Date:      Sat, 19 May 2001 23:11:14 -0500
From:      Ade Lovett <ade@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Will Andrews <will@physics.purdue.edu>, "David W. Chapman Jr." <dwcjr@inethouston.net>, ports@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: ports/24855: New port of FSF GMP library
Message-ID:  <20010519231114.I24602@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <20010519224358.X1198@casimir.physics.purdue.edu>; from will@physics.purdue.edu on Sat, May 19, 2001 at 10:43:58PM -0500
References:  <200105200212.f4K2C2702012@freefall.freebsd.org> <200105200316.f4K3GwV70075@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <20010519221407.V1198@casimir.physics.purdue.edu> <07e501c0e0db$dfea2e60$931576d8@inethouston.net> <20010519224338.H24602@FreeBSD.org> <20010519224358.X1198@casimir.physics.purdue.edu>

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On Sat, May 19, 2001 at 10:43:58PM -0500, Will Andrews wrote:
> The only solution that seems to be sensible would be to put most of the
> base system in packages, a suggestion that JKH himself has brought up.

Of course, it would be interesting to see if a "base system" could
be built up (albeit sourced under /usr/local, say) purely from ports
(starting with userland programs first)...

-aDe

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Ade Lovett, Austin, TX.			       ade@FreeBSD.org
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