Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2016 21:36:56 +0300 From: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> To: Carmel <carmel_ny@outlook.com> Cc: User Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Sane way to resolve potential conflicts in the system Message-ID: <CAAdA2WM0mmO%2BVaCKc6MfJtgJRfRuq=0r-MuDyYKgW3mVFFX5%2Bg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <BLU436-SMTP216A4769A78511EFEBCDFB280600@phx.gbl> References: <CAAdA2WPZiBYxK9XL_ToAvWtQOiJ0Da7fqVBinyq10%2BMC10zz6A@mail.gmail.com> <CAOc73CC57yjqteXrZZd%2Bs2Z353r9AycG39mf9f136hGaY=iTzQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAAdA2WMJc%2Bt=mw9FZ5ScPBxg0K5t-J7VHozBPBjd_-1TzunCZw@mail.gmail.com> <20160423162910.7cd2ede2@curlew.lan> <BLU436-SMTP13BF30CFA35882760E7E8080600@phx.gbl> <CAAdA2WNJ1ru4NunPZ1aZkndXYnK218ojB-3673FDtoBcAH-OJA@mail.gmail.com> <BLU436-SMTP216A4769A78511EFEBCDFB280600@phx.gbl>
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On 23 April 2016 at 19:28, Carmel <carmel_ny@outlook.com> wrote: > On Sat, 23 Apr 2016 19:02:13 +0300, Odhiambo Washington stated: > > >I will need to look into this because I use a mixture of portupgrade > >and pkg on this system. Scary? > > That is one of the reasons I avoid packages. I have several ports that > require custom configurations, such as Postfix, Dovecot and a few > others. It just doesn't pay for me to mix packages and ports. There > just isn't any upside. The package system is just to juvenile right now. > Until it matures, I will stay with ports. > > I wouldn't say it's juvenile, but when it doesn't give me the option to customize (like make config) then I am afraid - very afraid - of it. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 "Oh, the cruft."
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