Re: The ports are really funcional?

2011-11-01 Thread perryh
Michael Powell nightre...@hotmail.com wrote: I have always suspected that unknowingly utilizing the already out-of-date tree from the initial install is probably what causes most newcomers' problems with ports. My experience is exactly the opposite. The biggest problem I've had with ports

Re: The ports are really funcional?

2011-11-01 Thread Polytropon
On Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:08:42 -0700, per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: My experience is exactly the opposite. The biggest problem I've had with ports came from trying to follow the recommended approach of updating the tree after installing, before trying to build anything. This is a _conditional_

Re: The ports are really funcional?

2011-11-01 Thread RW
On Tue, 1 Nov 2011 07:28:18 +0100 Polytropon wrote: On Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:08:42 -0700, per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: My experience is exactly the opposite. The biggest problem I've had with ports came from trying to follow the recommended approach of updating the tree after installing,

Re: The ports are really funcional?

2011-10-31 Thread Joe Gain
I agree, the ports are *amazing*. Even when installing a major component like kde4. If you have your base system set up correctly this very complex task will generally complete flawlessly. For a first-time install you can accept most of the default options when configuring, but it's probably not a

Re: The ports are really funcional?

2011-10-31 Thread Zantgo
then, as the system must be configured?, I thought as I was was perfect. I have a laptop with intel core i5. PS: I think that occupying FreeBSD or OpenBSD, and you should consider ;) Zantgo El 31-10-2011, a las 6:12, Joe Gain joe.g...@gmail.com escribió: I agree, the ports are *amazing*.

Re: The ports are really funcional?

2011-10-31 Thread Polytropon
On Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:45:44 -0300, Zantgo wrote: then, as the system must be configured?, I thought as I was was perfect. I have a laptop with intel core i5. The ports should work without any further configuration change, no matter if you've installed via Internet or from an installation

Re: The ports are really funcional?

2011-10-31 Thread Michael Powell
Polytropon wrote: On Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:45:44 -0300, Zantgo wrote: then, as the system must be configured?, I thought as I was was perfect. I have a laptop with intel core i5. The ports should work without any further configuration change, no matter if you've installed via Internet or

The ports are really funcional?

2011-10-30 Thread Zantgo
What happens is that I tried to install things on the ports, but almost no one serves me, I've only been able to install firefox, I tried also install KDE, GNOME and KFCE, but I have been many errors, commonly solocionables, for example I had to modify REFRESH to true, but also to get out other

Re: The ports are really funcional?

2011-10-30 Thread Warren Block
On Sun, 30 Oct 2011, Zantgo wrote: What happens is that I tried to install things on the ports, but almost no one serves me, I've only been able to install firefox, I tried also install KDE, GNOME and KFCE, but I have been many errors, commonly solocionables, for example I had to modify

Re: The ports are really funcional?

2011-10-30 Thread Zantgo
El 30-10-2011, a las 19:55, Warren Block wbl...@wonkity.com escribió: On Sun, 30 Oct 2011, Zantgo wrote: What happens is that I tried to install things on the ports, but almost no one serves me, I've only been able to install firefox, I tried also install KDE, GNOME and KFCE, but I have

Re: The ports are really funcional?

2011-10-30 Thread Warren Block
On Sun, 30 Oct 2011, Zantgo wrote: El 30-10-2011, a las 19:55, Warren Block wbl...@wonkity.com escribi?: On Sun, 30 Oct 2011, Zantgo wrote: What happens is that I tried to install things on the ports, but almost no one serves me, I've only been able to install firefox, I tried also install

Re: The ports are really funcional?

2011-10-30 Thread Neal Hogan
u . . . this person has been doing similar hold-my-hand-I-do-not-want-to-take-the-time kinda thing on the oBSD lists recently. On 10/30/11, Zantgo zan...@gmail.com wrote: El 30-10-2011, a las 19:55, Warren Block wbl...@wonkity.com escribió: On Sun, 30 Oct 2011, Zantgo wrote: What

Re: The ports are really funcional?

2011-10-30 Thread Polytropon
On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:19:16 -0300, Zantgo wrote: What happens is that I tried to install things on the ports, but almost no one serves me, I've only been able to install firefox, I tried also install KDE, GNOME and KFCE, but I have been many errors, commonly solocionables, for example I had

Re: The ports are really funcional?

2011-10-30 Thread Alejandro Imass
On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 5:19 PM, Zantgo zan...@gmail.com wrote: What happens is that I tried to install things on the ports, but almost no one serves me, I've only been able to install firefox, I tried also install KDE, GNOME and KFCE, but I have been many errors, commonly solocionables, for

Re: The ports are really funcional?

2011-10-30 Thread Polytropon
On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 22:36:44 -0400, Alejandro Imass wrote: For very large packages such as the graphics system, open or libre office etc. it's much better to use binary versions via pkg_add. It's a waste of time to compile these very large suites and most of the time you will get the config