Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 21:17:54 +0200 From: dick hoogendijk <dick@nagual.st> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Openoffice 1.1 + native java Message-ID: <20031017211754.4d9662cc.dick@nagual.st> In-Reply-To: <20031017191214.CE3097C2F6@smtp.us2.messagingengine.com> References: <20031016165951.GH624@databias.co.za> <1066317025.5ank7lwxjf4s@www.sweetdreamsracing.biz> <20031017172344.GA17910@databias.co.za> <20031017200111.05fb4f01.dick@nagual.st> <bmpdvf$bs0$1@sea.gmane.org> <20031017191214.CE3097C2F6@smtp.us2.messagingengine.com>
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On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 15:12:14 -0400 "Jud" <judmarc@fastmail.fm> wrote: > On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 14:55:41 -0400, "Jesse Guardiani" > > Maybe I just don't understand how to use the ports tree 100% yet... > > If you cvsup the ports tree, you can choose to install from either > ports or packages. > > Ports are just a very easy automated/scripted way to compile an > application from source on your machine, rather than use a package > that has been pre-compiled. True, given the time to do so. And not all machines are fast enough, not everybody patient enough. OO really takes days to compile on my duron-800 (yeah, I know, it's prehistoric ;-)) -- dick -- http://www.nagual.st/ -- PGP/GnuPG key: F86289CE ++ Running FreeBSD 4.8 ++ Debian GNU/Linux (Woody) + Nai tiruvantel ar vayuvantel i Valar tielyanna nu vilja
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