I am pretty new to FreeBSD.
I am installing the LibreOffice port. It has been compiling now for about 14 hours (that is in addition to the time it took to get the dependencies installed).
My machine is an older laptop - CPU is AMD Athlon XP-M, with 512 MB RAM
Couple questions:
1) How long has this compile taken for others?
2) Is it going to take this long to compile every time there is an update to the LibreOffice port?
3) I am trying to stick to ports only and avoid packages - I have read the warnings about mixing packages and ports. Is it going to create issues if I just use one or two packages, for these really big build projects? (Right now LibreOffice is the only one that has been so big as to be really, really time-consuming.)
I enjoy using ports for lots of reasons, but if I'm going to lose my computer for a day everytime there's an update to LibreOffice, I would make an exception for this one package - as long as it doesn't cause me lots of headaches.
What say ye?
I am installing the LibreOffice port. It has been compiling now for about 14 hours (that is in addition to the time it took to get the dependencies installed).
My machine is an older laptop - CPU is AMD Athlon XP-M, with 512 MB RAM
Couple questions:
1) How long has this compile taken for others?
2) Is it going to take this long to compile every time there is an update to the LibreOffice port?
3) I am trying to stick to ports only and avoid packages - I have read the warnings about mixing packages and ports. Is it going to create issues if I just use one or two packages, for these really big build projects? (Right now LibreOffice is the only one that has been so big as to be really, really time-consuming.)
I enjoy using ports for lots of reasons, but if I'm going to lose my computer for a day everytime there's an update to LibreOffice, I would make an exception for this one package - as long as it doesn't cause me lots of headaches.
What say ye?