Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2014 16:27:51 -0600 From: Glenn English <ghe@slsware.net> To: FreeBSD Stable Mailing List <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: pkg question - Difference pkg vs port Message-ID: <8ACBBE0B-7C68-4E70-8D60-FDAD068625AE@slsware.net> In-Reply-To: <op.xlmsddjrg7njmm@michael-think> References: <op.xlmsddjrg7njmm@michael-think>
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On Sep 3, 2014, at 3:52 PM, Michael Ross <gmx@ross.cx> wrote: > Hello, >=20 > I don' get this: I'm not a *BSD user (yet), but in the Linux world, a port is source code = to be compiled, usually with additional helpful info in the make file = about dependencies, where to install is, a known-working config file, = and stuff like that.=20 A pkg is a pre-compiled binary, almost always with lots of info for the = install program like with the port. The advantage of a port is that you can modify the make file. The = advantage of a pkg is that it almost always runs, somewhat reasonably, = and a lot of the work is already done. --=20 Glenn English
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