Port install never uses packages, always compiles from source - why?

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Apr 11, 2020, at 04:33, Lothar Haeger wrote:

>> If you change a setting in macports.conf, you should uninstall and reinstall any ports affected by that setting.
> 
> Ryan, thank a lot for the explanations and the guide to selectively reinstall! Worked like a charm and after using MP for years I now actually experience how much faster installs can be when not building from source. :-)
> 
> Would be great if you could add that info to the FAQ, too, so others do not need to find out the hard way (or never).

Anyone can edit the FAQ :)