pkg question - Difference pkg vs port

[Glenn English]

On Sep 3, 2014, at 3:52 PM, Michael Ross <gmx at ross.cx> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I don' get this:

I'm not a *BSD user (yet), but in the Linux world, a port is source code to be compiled, usually with additional helpful info in the make file about dependencies, where to install is, a known-working config file, and stuff like that. 

A pkg is a pre-compiled binary, almost always with lots of info for the install program like with the port.

The advantage of a port is that you can modify the make file. The advantage of a pkg is that it almost always runs, somewhat reasonably, and a lot of the work is already done.

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Glenn English