> True, but each package is compile for my system according to my > make.conf. This sounds really compelling. You're telling me that the make process for the entire system is tied into a base make.conf file in /etc? Sweet! hmm... *grind grind grind...ping* Let's say you have a 386/486 and don't really like the idea of having to compile your packages on your system; understandably so. If you had a FreeBSD compile farm that would take an upload of your make.conf and a status file of those packages you've currently installed, then create a build directory linkfarm (like the X build process), to create the binary for you. Let's say you do 'make offworld' to launch this process. ;-) Your request would get thrown into a queue and an email would be sent to you telling you your position on the queue and confirmation of your request. If you don't send in the confirmation, the compile process is ignored. If you do send it in, your request gets sent to the active queue. When the compile is finished, you are emailed the binaries. OK. Enough brainstorming. Back to work. Maybe I'll have to try out FreeBSD. ;-) -- Chad Walstrom <chewie at wookimus.net> | a.k.a. ^chewie http://www.wookimus.net/ | s.k.a. gunnarr Key fingerprint = B4AB D627 9CBD 687E 7A31 1950 0CC7 0B18 206C 5AFD -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 232 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://shadowknight.real-time.com/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20010209/210f02df/attachment.pgp