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From: merlyn@stonehenge.com (Randal L. Schwartz)
To: "John Levine" <johnl@iecc.com>
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Subject: Re: Which make?
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>>>>> "John" == John Levine <johnl@iecc.com> writes:

John> In most cases, installing the precompiled packgage with pkg add works
John> just as well and is a lot faster.

... until the day you want to tweak a port knob, and then mixing
packages and ports is a pain.

Thank goodness for poudriere!  Packages built *my* way, and upgrades are
a snap now.

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