Subject: Re: patching
To: Justin Newcomer <justin@tinfoilsoldier.com>
From: Glyn Astill <glynastill@yahoo.co.uk>
List: port-cobalt
Date: 10/16/2006 11:01:37
Okay thanks guys,

I've already installed samba, apache and mysql from source and have
them set up. Could one of you two advise on the best way for me to
convert over to using pkgsrc?

Do I have to remove what I've installed already? And if so how do I
go about this?

Thanks
Glyn

--- Justin Newcomer <justin@tinfoilsoldier.com> wrote:

> you sholuld really be using pkgsrc instead of getting the source
> manually
> otherwise it can become quite a pain to make sure everything is up
> to date.
> 
> What brian relied with are great tools, but you need to be
> installing
> packages from pkgsrc instead of getting the source from the
> software's
> website.
> 
> http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/software/packages.html
> 



Glyn Astill



		
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