[SATLUG] Linux pkg dependency... what is it actually

[Eli Cantu]

Daniel J. Givens wrote:
> Brad Knowles wrote:
>> Nothing I've ever seen beats "cd
>> /usr/ports/group/port; make install", at least not for the massive wide
>> variety of open source software for which *BSD ports have been
>> developed.
> 
> This is largely dependent of the quality of the ports/packages available. I've
> had far more problems with ports not compiling in OpenBSD than I have ever had
> with packages in Debian. I can't speak for the other BSDs because I've only used
> ports under OpenBSD. With that said, I've had lots of problems with SUSE and
> Redhat/Fedora packages. That is why I say your experience is going to largely be
> dependent on the quality of your software repository, be it ports style or a
> binary package style.


so in conclusion

-compiling your own software _can_ be more powerful/flexible
-bsd ports is wonderous, mostly
-and tomorrow I'll be using my pre-compiled binaries, like I did today, 
and yesterday.

all is well in the world.

I can go to bed now.

;-)

and one last thing: Even if one is 99% a pre-compiled kind of guy (or 
gal), its probably helpful to feel comfortable with the basics, and 
appreciate "make install", emerge, and the like...

e