On Thu, 2017-11-09 at 14:52 -0500, Jeff wrote:
>
Is it not worth it to update ports in this way; meaning,
> is it better to simply wait for OpenBSD6.3 and stick with
> binary packages?
>
> The openbsd.org site says:
> The ports tree is meant for advanced users.
> Everyone is encouraged to use the pre-compiled
> binary packages.
>
> I'm looking for the advice of those more experienced than myself.
>
It just depends on your situation. Most of the time, I'm happy just to
upgrade every 6 months when a new release comes out. But I'm also not
running a public-facing, mission-critical server. Regardless, I
usually have the ports tree untarred on my system in case there is some
patch that I feel like I should install.
They say it's for advanced users, but really it's not difficult if
you're reasonably comfortable running unix-like OS commands. Read the
FAQ: https://www.openbsd.org/faq/ports/ports.html
