On Wed, 8 Feb 2017 16:03:56 +0800 Julian Elischer wrote: > On 8/2/17 3:17 am, Grzegorz Junka wrote: > > > > On 07/02/2017 18:03, Julian Elischer wrote: > >> This is a serious post on a serious issue that ports framework > >> people seem unaware of. > >> (...) > >> > >> The call "It just works under linux, select the versions you want > >> of each package and type make" is often heard around the company. > >> And management is not totally deaf. > >> > > > > Hi Julian, > > I may not fully understand how it works but what prevents you from > > getting sources for the version you want and typing make in them, > > exactly the way you do it in Linux? It should pick up the versions > > of dependencies currently installed in the system and compile for > > them. Is it only when you want to use the ports infrastructure that > > poses a problem? > > Nothing stops me from doing that. It's just that means that the ports > infrastructure is useless and a complete waste of time right? > I'm no ready to admit that, however I may just be in denial.
It wasn't entirely clear what you were comparing FreeBSD ports with, is it specifically buildroot2? _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
