On Tue, Jul 24, 2007 at 12:06:41PM +0200, Peter N. M. Hansteen wrote: > "Simon L. Nielsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Personally I think maneging ports is such an integral part of running > > a FreeBSD system that it should be in the Handbook itself. > > FWIW, I agree with Simon here. The ports+packages system is very much > part of the daily care and feeding. If this amounts to moving the > description of how to install ports and maintain them on a running > system out of the Handbook, I think it's not a very wise move. >
I also agree but Giorgos and Mark's ideas are interesting. Adding, removing, upgrading applications is one of the most important managing task for the normal user. I would even add this task is maybe the only one a normal user will use to perform on a frequent basis, once the system has been installed. So, it's difficult to imagine the Handbook without a chapter about these operations. But this normal user doesn't need to become a ports system expert, he just need to know simple/general methods to install, remove and upgrade his applications. The specific/expert methods (and tools?) should be the subject of specific articles or parts of the Porters Handbook. -- Marc _______________________________________________ cvs-all@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/cvs-all To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
