Re: Ports & Pkg Mgr

[Wade <neroz@xxxxxx>]

James Frazer wrote:
> Wade wrote:
>
> > Why are ports going to be used rather than an actual package 
> > management system?
>
>
> The two could work very well together if implimented correctly.  They 
> solve two different problems.  I'm not sure if anyone ever suggested to 
> choose one over the other.
>
>
> -James
Package Management Systems can be used for both, as long as the result 
of the source compile is packaged + installed at the end rather than 
dumped into the filesystem.