Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 10:59:05 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: Cristi Tauber <cristi.tauber@sbhost.ro> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ports vs source Message-ID: <20040903105905.0a443c95.wmoran@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <1094221571.3917.1448.camel@deepblue.rtc.ro> References: <1094221571.3917.1448.camel@deepblue.rtc.ro>
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Cristi Tauber <cristi.tauber@sbhost.ro> wrote: > Hello there, > Can anyone tell me which are the avantages of installing from ports > rather than installing from tar balls ? I am kind of new to BSD, and I'm > familiar with linux install from tar & stuff. I know to give the > switches to configure to tune the source for installation ... but how i > can find the parameters for port install ? I mean ... let's say i want > to install php and i have to give the path to mysql, apache and others > graphical libraries ... how can I do that with ports ? > Any link or explications about this subject is appreciated. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports-overview.html -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com
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