Since the beginning of my FreeBSD journey I'm using ports to install software. As compiling ports and all their dependencies becomes more and more a time consuming and frustrating task, I would like to switch to precompiled packages.
For ports (but unfortunately not for packages!) the Handbook mentions clearly:
I assume that this file also continues to contain important information for users of precompiled packages. But as I don't want to use ports anymore I want to avoid keeping a full and up-to-date ports tree on my systems. This leads to the question, where packages-only users are supposed to get the information from /usr/ports/UPDATING? I'm not looking for inoffical/external sources (i.e. private websites, repositories, mirrors etc.).
Thanks a lot in advance!
For ports (but unfortunately not for packages!) the Handbook mentions clearly:
"..Before attempting an upgrade, read /usr/ports/UPDATING [..] This file describes various issues and additional steps users may encounter and need to perform when updating a port, including such things as file format changes, changes in locations of configuration files, or any incompatibilities with previous versions..."
I assume that this file also continues to contain important information for users of precompiled packages. But as I don't want to use ports anymore I want to avoid keeping a full and up-to-date ports tree on my systems. This leads to the question, where packages-only users are supposed to get the information from /usr/ports/UPDATING? I'm not looking for inoffical/external sources (i.e. private websites, repositories, mirrors etc.).
Thanks a lot in advance!