[Fwd: Re: package vs ports question]

[Duane Whitty]

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Re: package vs ports question
Date: 	Mon, 27 Mar 2006 07:57:04 -0300
From: 	Luiz Eduardo Guida Valmont <legvalmont at gmail.com>
To: 	Duane Whitty <duane at greenmeadow.ca>
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And I also have a question regarding this matter. :)

When I installed FreeBSD (6.1-BETA4, though I don't think version
makes any difference here), I chose "User" in one of initial screens
(I can't remember which one that was now, sorry). That pre-selected a
handfull of software to be installed. I have always used ports since
FreeBSD was installed. But...

Does the installation process install any package that may be
overriden by any port?

On 3/27/06, Duane Whitty <duane at greenmeadow.ca> wrote:
> Huy Ton That wrote:
> > I am curious, the key different between packages and ports are that
> packages
> > are precompiled and ports are not?  Am I erroneous in this statement?  I'm
> a
> > little confused as I have been always using make install clean from the
> > ports and don't see the difference...  Has anyone else had the same
> > question?
> >
> > -Lee
> > _________________
> >
> Hi,
>
> Your best bet is to read the handbook section
> on packages and ports.  To answer your question
> though, yes packages are pre-built and ports need
> to be compiled, linked, etc from sources.
>
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html
>
> --Duane
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Luiz Eduardo