On Tuesday 29 August 2006 17:58, you wrote: [snip] > I still think it does. You can set PKG_PATH to point to multiple FTP > sites (the public with the non-restricted pkgs and your own with your > own home-built pkgs). If you're running these restricted packages on a > machine without a portstree .. where did you get them in the first > place ? The same mechanism applies, me thinks ;)
Indeed, and noone has mentioned that there are packages that will build, but not run, unless you use the ports tree to install RUN_DEPENDS. For instance, security/clamav has run dependencies on unrar and unarj, both that can not be included on the ftp site as a package for license reasons. devel/eclipse is "another" example. I use both, so to actually use those packages I need to use the ports tree. The advice to "always use packages" is very good, but is not always appropriate. /Sigfred
