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From: Norbert Poellmann <np@ibu.de>
To: Wells Oliver <wells.oliver@gmail.com>
Cc: Ron Johnson <ronljohnsonjr@gmail.com>
Cc: Pgsql-admin <pgsql-admin@lists.postgresql.org>
Subject: Re: Postgres build doc
Date: Wed, 15 May 2024 09:36:42 +0200
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On Mon, May 13, 2024 at 09:35:02AM -0700, Wells Oliver wrote:
> Do people really still build from source these days? Are there highly
> secured environments where binary repositories etc are a no-go?

In FreeBSD's ports system https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/ports/
most applications were build by a full patch/configure/make/install
process. For a short comparison of pro/cons of installing from ports 
vs. from pre-compiled packages, see there.

cheers

Norbert Poellmann.





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