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Date:      Tue, 18 Jan 2005 22:37:12 -0600
From:      "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net>
To:        "Jason Trickett" <jstrickett@cogeco.ca>
Cc:        freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: how to start over with respect to ports
Message-ID:  <opskt1sacr9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com>
In-Reply-To: <41EDE025.3040006@cogeco.ca>
References:  <41EDD37C.2070801@cogeco.ca> <200501181929.40604.ringworm@inbox.lv> <41EDE025.3040006@cogeco.ca>

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On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 23:20:53 -0500, Jason Trickett <jstrickett@cogeco.ca>  
wrote:

>
> Michael C. Shultz said the following on 1/18/2005 10:29 PM:
>
>> On Tuesday 18 January 2005 07:26 pm, Jason Trickett wrote:
>>
>>> I just want reset my ports and delete any that were built so far. Do
>>> I have to do it individually, or (hopefully) all at once. I want to
>>> go back to just using packages until I am more comfortable using the
>>> ports system. If answering please provide a detailed, easy-to-follow
>>> answer. I'd rather not have to reinstall the whole thing. Thanks.
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>>
>>
>> pkg_delete -f * will probably work for you.
>>
>> -Mike
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>>
> Won't this get rid of binary packages too?

Yes, it will remove any packages and ports.

> I want to keep my gnome system et al. - I just want to get rid of any
> port(s) that I ended up compiling/installing.

It's impossible to do something like this beside manual by hand. port and  
package register in database in the same way.

Cheers,
Mezz


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