Hello,
I am giving my firsts steps with FreeBSD.
I've searched a lot in google, mailing list, forums, freebsd
handbook and I am still not clear about the following.
In a RELEASE fresh install, after updating the ports using i.e.
portsnap, the packages downloaded with pkp_add -r are older
versions respect their port counterparts, leading to
dependencies issues. So, once the ports tree is updated:
1) Am I forced to compile all?
2) Should I use STABLE to get the same versions with pkg_add
than compiling up to date ports? Are STABLE packages compiled
from this ports?
3) In case my assumption above is correct; taking in care that
in a production system it is advisable (handbook) to stay with
RELEASE, should I avoid updating the ports tree in i.e. a server
machine? What to do with broken ports in this case?
Resuming, is there a default way to install-update the software
keeping ports and binary packages in one piece? What is
advisable in general terms for a desktop and what for a server?
It will be enough for me if someone just point me to documentation.
Big thanks
Walter
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