Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 19:18:08 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: Schiz0 <schiz0phrenic21@gmail.com> Cc: dwilde1@gmail.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: unsetting a Port's configuration Message-ID: <20080308171808.GB19496@kobe.laptop> In-Reply-To: <8d23ec860803080812w6c9270dfh8eec65a4129b54aa@mail.gmail.com> References: <eefa2c8b0803080732s1786128cw56f611f79a479ea@mail.gmail.com> <8d23ec860803080812w6c9270dfh8eec65a4129b54aa@mail.gmail.com>
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On 2008-03-08 11:12, Schiz0 <schiz0phrenic21@gmail.com> wrote: >On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 10:32 AM, Don Wilde <dwilde1@gmail.com> wrote: >> When building a port, specifically in this case qdvdauthor, I run into a >> setup issue that makes me want to redo the configuration of the port. Is >> there a simple way to disable the use of the saved configuration and >> restart the port from the CURSES menu? >> >> I was able to blast it by wiping the makefile and re-CVSupping, but that >> does seem like the long way 'round. >> >> Thanks in advance! > > Configuration data is stored in /var/db/ports/. You can just "rm -rf > ./*" in that directory to remove the "options" file(s), thus > destroying the configuration for ports. Destroying the stored configuration for *ALL* ports, in the process. This may be undesirable, and it includes the risk of wiping out important configuration options, that have taken _hours_ to get right. It's a risk I'm willing to take at times, but we should at least make it clear :)
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