Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:36:12 -0700 From: "Peter" <fbsdq@peterk.org> To: "Alejandro Imass" <ait@p2ee.org> Cc: Eric Masson <emss@free.fr>, Dick Hoogendijk <dick@nagual.nl>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ports vs packages Message-ID: <d982230bfbe331f105baf485d525fe75.squirrel@pop.pknet.net> In-Reply-To: <CAHieY7TFKCOgTG0GCjLPKa0oDiqz5oedba%2BUr-E4VbbrA9q6Fw@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAJxePN%2BWrr6K83RGFGERzJGUXc24i95BemPOgxqAJW_2Lsfjpg@mail.gmail.com> <07e401cccefb$364338b0$a2c9aa10$@fisglobal.com> <CAHieY7RL5wf=Tk7-9KafudTFYbTHtXh9Ap9rDyVCM=5qEFN4ew@mail.gmail.com> <083a01cccf07$79fd35e0$6df7a1a0$@fisglobal.com> <CAJxePNKkFGbfcvUV=SPSV8PiQ4aqpc54fYOCLb6kbn_R84xqrw@mail.gmail.com> <4F0C0EFC.401@nagual.nl> <8662gjrdqd.fsf@srvbsdfenssv.interne.associated-bears.org> <4F0C2B44.7050408@nagual.nl> <CAHieY7TFKCOgTG0GCjLPKa0oDiqz5oedba%2BUr-E4VbbrA9q6Fw@mail.gmail.com>
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> On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 7:12 AM, Dick Hoogendijk <dick@nagual.nl> wrote: >> Op 10-1-2012 12:36, Eric Masson schreef: >> >>> Dick Hoogendijk<dick@nagual.nl> writes: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>>> As I write in another reply: that's true and totally stupid imo. >>> >>> *You* think it's stupid. >> >> Yes, as I wrote: "stupid imo" >> But thanks again for your reply. You may be right but I still feel it's >> better to *have* the pache module and disable it than to *have to* use >> ports >> just to get it. >> > > IMO it's stupid as well and I second Dick's opinion. The module > doesn't hurt anyone, and reduces confusion. I think that PHP is still > more heavily deployed on mod_php than on anything else. The Apache > module should be built by default unless there is a really strong > argument as to why it shouldn't. > > -- > Alejandro Imass When I do pkg_add -r php I'm supposed to install apache as a dependency to that package ? Then people will ask why apache and all its glory is installed and we'll be back to this same argument but in reverse. ]Peter[ All my stuff runs on 'cheap' hardware, so I build most items, removing crud I don't need and will never use. [portmaster, list all the dependencies, then do 'pkg_add' on the ones I made no change in 'make-config']. Lean mean serving machine vs. everything and the kitchen sink all purpose serving machine.
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