On Mon, 2003-08-18 at 19:14, Charles Howse wrote: > I'm confused ( which is not an uncommon occurrence ), let's say I know I > don't need to edit the source code of any of the additional software > that I plan to install, but I want the latest version. > > Should I install from ports or sysistall/packages/FTP? > > I just installed Midnight Commander from ports ( make && make install && > make clean ), and with all the dependencies, it took over 30 minutes on > my Celeron 300 w/64 MB, vs. less than a minute from sysinstall.
Neither. I'd recommend installing sysutils/portupgrade and using the portinstall option to fetch & install packages (so you always get the latest version). Check the -P and -PP options to portinstall. Note that doing this will require you to have an updated ports tree. You'll need to cvsup your ports regularly (net/cvsup-without-gui). There are many threads on the mailing lists with detailed information on how to cvsup your ports tree and rebuild your INDEX. -- Adam McLaurin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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