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Date:      Thu, 21 May 2015 05:59:33 -0400
From:      Jerry <jerry@seibercom.net>
To:        FreeBSD FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: ports make search?
Message-ID:  <20150521055933.17877e70@seibercom.net>
In-Reply-To: <555D1E67.9090003@hiwaay.net>
References:  <29A62BC7-F140-4BA4-B7DF-1B5F47E27889@prodigy.net> <555D1E67.9090003@hiwaay.net>

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On Wed, 20 May 2015 18:59:26 -0453, William A. Mahaffey III stated:

> Yes, that is one of the attractions of pkg's vs. ports, *much* quicker=20
> installs. Some months ago, I compiled the iceweb port, took over 5 hours=
=20
> on this box. The pkg install a week or 2 later took 30 sec.

"pkg" is fine if all you need are default options on your applications. I
find that to be a showstopper for me in all too many instances.

--=20
Jerry

Strange how nations, born with freedom in mind, have turned so intolerant to
the individual.

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