On Monday 27 March 2006 09:49, RW wrote: > On Monday 27 March 2006 14:20, Norberto Meijome wrote: > > make package will actually make the package and install it for you, > > you dont need to do a pkg_add after that (yes, a bit > > counter-intuitive, but really handy) > > Make package creates a package out of an installed port (it will > install the port first, if neccessary). It doesn't install the > package - there would be no point. > _______________________________________________
'make install' builds a package from the port and installs it. 'make package' builds a package and installs it, it also saves it in compressed form so it can be reinstalled if necessary. A port is a skeleton, it contains the information needed to build a package and that's it. The ports aren't installed, it's the package that results from building a port that is installed. Ports are only skeletons, the contain the information necessary to allow the port to be built into an installable package. Don _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
