Questions from a Linux refugee

[Mike Clarke]

On Tue, 6 Jan 2015 13:29:34 +0100
Polytropon <freebsd at edvax.de> wrote:

> You can use portmaster with the -P or -PP switches (to force
> the use of binary packages when they are available) to avoid
> building all the dependencies from source.

Unfortunately this has not been possible since the switch to pkg-ng.

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curlew:/tmp# portmaster -PP xsane
===>>> Package installation support cannot be used with pkgng yet,
       it will be disabled


===>>> Currently installed version: xsane-0.999_4
===>>> Port directory: /usr/ports/graphics/xsane

===>>> Launching 'make checksum' for graphics/xsane in background
===>>> Gathering dependency list for graphics/xsane from ports
===>>> Initial dependency check complete for graphics/xsane


===>>> Starting build for graphics/xsane <<<===
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-- 
Mike Clarke