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From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To: Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de>
Subject: Re: gnomehier
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On Fri, 26 Dec 2014, Matthias Andree wrote:

> Am 26.12.2014 um 20:22 schrieb Jos Chrispijn:
>>    With portmanager I got this line:
>>    ===>>> The misc/gnomehier port has been deleted: Not needed anymore
>>    But I still have it active. How can I remove it when the port itself is
>>    nog existing anymore as <gnomehier> deinstall won't work anymore as its
>>    portfolder is gone...
>
> pkg delete -f gnomehier
>
> should do the trick.

Well, yes, but won't that leave the package database with missing
dependencies on it?
'pkg info -r gnomehier' will show the list of ports that require it. 
Rebuild those ports and gnomehier can be deleted without problems.
(Untested):
   portmaster `pkg info -qr gnomehier`
   pkg delete gnomehier