From 1b80ae3871a4974b34939d39930dbcc85aecb253 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Olivier Lambert Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2016 22:42:23 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update from_the_sources.md --- from_the_sources.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/from_the_sources.md b/from_the_sources.md index b47cad978..6c398da03 100644 --- a/from_the_sources.md +++ b/from_the_sources.md @@ -161,6 +161,11 @@ pkg install gmake redis python git npm node autoconf You can update `npm` itself right now with a `npm update -g` +A few of the npm packages look for system binaries as part of their installation, and if missing will try to build it themselves. Installing these will save some time and allow for easier upgrades later: + +``` +pkg install jpeg-turbo optipng gifsicle +``` Because FreeBSD is shipped with CLANG and not GCC, you need to do this: