Why Are You NOT Using FreeBSD?

[Daniel Kalchev]

On 06.06.12 05:28, Erich wrote:
> Why should a normal user continue to search for a tag when the 
> handbook is so clear on this? Erich

I continue to wonder, why are you searching for tags on the ports tree, 
when you were told on a number of occasions that those who depend on 
particular state of the ports tree use DATE.

There is not much point in tagging the ports tree, because it is never 
'released' as such. You will end up with millions of tags and sorting 
out which one you need will become difficult. Further, you are not 
advised to use an not-current ports tree, unless you know exactly what 
you are doing. If you know what you are doing, you are not likely to ask 
questions like these. (*)

The ports tree is a collection of instructions how to compile and 
install particular software on FreeBSD. Don't think of the ports tree in 
any other way.

Daniel

(*) I gave earlier the example of how BSDRP builds. It's build script 
pulls a version of the ports tree at certain date. Then compiles and 
installs a number of ports from there. The project uses a bunch of 
networking tools and nobody cares if the version of KDE, LibreOffice or 
the PNG library is broken in that particular version of the ports tree. 
They do care, great deal, if the version of net/quagga for example, in 
that particular ports tree version is broken. In any case, when pulling 
the ports tree, they do not care about any particular tag, but specify 
an date. The date, when the ports were tested to be ok.