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Date:      Sun, 14 Oct 2001 17:35:46 -0700
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To:        Erik Sabowski <airyk@sdf.lonestar.org>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: ports vs. packages
Message-ID:  <20011014173546.A1244@xor.obsecurity.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.4.33.0110150009110.7734-100000@sdf.lonestar.org>; from airyk@sdf.lonestar.org on Mon, Oct 15, 2001 at 12:11:21AM %2B0000
References:  <Pine.NEB.4.33.0110150009110.7734-100000@sdf.lonestar.org>

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On Mon, Oct 15, 2001 at 12:11:21AM +0000, Erik Sabowski wrote:
> Is it generally better to install a package or compile a ports?

If you want to enable optional settings in the port, you have no
choice.  If you insist on adding local CFLAGS customizations, you have
no choice.  Otherwise the only real benefit to using ports is the warm
fuzzy you get from having compiled the software on your own machine.

Kris

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