On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 1:49 PM, John Marino <[email protected]> wrote: > Royce wrote: >> It would be nice to be asked at the point of installing the system >> what kind of software management you want: >> >> [X] Install software from binary packages only >> [ ] Install software from ports only (compiling everything locally) >> [ ] Prefer packages, prompting me when default options change >> [ ] Prefer ports, but use packages if the port options are identical > > I can't tell if you realize that Synth already does this. > well, not the first one because if a person used binary packages *only* > then Synth has nothing to do. > > But there is definitely an option to use official FreeBSD packages > instead of building when they are "suitable" which includes identical > build options. > > So anyway, this wish is already here.
That is pretty cool -- I will check it out. And this seemed topical (ignore the glitz, but the text is worthwhile): https://medium.com/@sdboyer/so-you-want-to-write-a-package-manager-4ae9c17d9527 Royce _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
