Joachim Schipper dixit (2006-05-20, 11:22:35): > On Sat, May 20, 2006 at 10:53:21AM +0200, Florin Iamandi wrote: > > Liviu Daia dixit (2006-05-20, 10:26:02): > > > > > Is building from ports still supported on OpenBSD? > > > > I don't think it was ever "supported"... > > http://openbsd.org/faq/faq15.html#PkgVsPorts > > Well, it *is* supported to the extent that ports that actually fail to > build are considered a bug. > > OTOH, it is expected you either know what you are doing or just > install packages - and in fact, if you do know what you are doing, you > typically *still* install packages.
Your words just explained the meaning of my quotes for the OP, it is exactly what I was trying to hint. Anyways, given the topic of this thread, I'm wondering if the reason of installing nmap no_x11 from ports, in this case, is any of the good reasons listed in the FAQ. -- Florin Iamandi (Slippery) Reason is the first victim of emotion. -- Scytale, Dune Messiah
