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Subject: Re: how to start over with respect to ports
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On Tue, 18 Jan 2005, 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.
Perhaps it would be a good idea to tell us, what makes you feel 
uneasy about ports. Globally deleting everything might not be a 
good idea, as other posters already pointed out.

Regards,

Uli.


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