On 10/29/05, Gerard Seibert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Friday, October 28, 2005 8:33:50 PM, "Elliot Finley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: ports manager vs. portupgrade > Wrote these words of wisdom: > > > pros and cons anyone? > > > > I've always used portupgrade and it works pretty well, but I'm curious as to > > how ports manager compares. > > > > Elliot > > > ***** REPLY SEPARATOR ***** > On 10/11/2005 5:29:42 PM, Gerard Replied: > > This is only my own opinion, but I find it does a better, more complete > job, without the hassle of creating Indexes, etc. Portmanager does not > use the indexes that portupgrade does, and therefore is not hampered by > them if they become corrupt, etc. > > -- > > A: Because it reverses the natural flow of a dialog. > Q: Why is top posting undesirable when replying? > > TOPIC: Posting Etiquet > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" >
Portmanager is based on a very good idea, but it still lacks many features of PU, and at times it is a bit slower. I'm sure, as it matures, it will become a very handy tool, hopefully a lot faster. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"