Who can explain?

Is there any functional difference between a package 
built with "make install" versus one installed with 
"pkg_add"? Are the end results the same?

For instance, if during a "make" one encounters a 
checksum error, and cannot proceed with the "make" form 
pkgsrc, can one then do "pkg_add" on the exact same 
package, and then proceed with "make" on the rest of the 
files from pkgsrc?

I had had to do this during my install of KDE2 because I 
got a checksum error on "freetype-lib-1.3.1.tar.gz". I 
satisfied "make" by pausing and doing "pkg_add" of 
"freetype-lib-1.3.1.tgz".

But "make" accpeted the outcome of that. And "make 
install" ran fine after "make" was done. But what with my 
KDM lockup problem, I look for snags.

Might this have been a poor idea?

Regards,

Gan

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