[GLLUG] FreeBSD Package Collection

[Clay Dowling]

Adam McDougall said:

> downloaded binary package (usually .tgz or .tbz) or alternatively
> download it for you with dependancies using the -r option.
> eg, pkg_add -r bash  should get and install bash plus any runtime
> dependancies, and warn you if it cannot obtain any.

The dependency thing is one good reason to build from ports whenever you
can.  libxml2, for instance, will install Python on you if you aren't
careful.  That might be fine on your machine, but I don't program in
Python, don't plan to, and don't want to give up the disk space.  SO I
build without the Python extension and everything is happy.  Still,
pkd_add -r is a nice feature that shouldn't be ignored.

Clay

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