From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 15 13:35:09 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B81DA16A400 for ; Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:35:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ports@mcdermottroe.com) Received: from edgespace.vm.bytemark.co.uk (edgespace.vm.bytemark.co.uk [80.68.90.21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7E30E13C45E for ; Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:35:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ports@mcdermottroe.com) Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=platinum.office.edgespace.net) by edgespace.vm.bytemark.co.uk with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1HzBZ7-0005nR-00; Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:10:13 +0100 Received: (nullmailer pid 1548 invoked by uid 1001); Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:07:18 -0000 From: Conor McDermottroe To: Robert Huff In-Reply-To: <18034.34033.990817.311640@jerusalem.litteratus.org> References: <20070614070602.GD39533@obiwan.tataz.chchile.org> <200706140714.l5E7EK0U023767@smtpclu-1.eunet.yu> <20070614075418.GA8093@obiwan.tataz.chchile.org> <200706142322.l5ENMbZt009741@smtpclu-6.eunet.yu> <20070615121125.GH1173@turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org> <18034.34033.990817.311640@jerusalem.litteratus.org> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:07:18 +0100 Message-Id: <1181912838.1446.5.camel@platinum.office.edgespace.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.10.2 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Keeping track of automatically installed dependency-only ports X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:35:09 -0000 On Fri, 2007-06-15 at 08:24 -0400, Robert Huff wrote: > Peter Jeremy writes: > > > > For an opposing PoV: I often see ports that looks interesting or > > look like a possible solution to a problem and will install the > > port to have a play. If it turns out that it's not suitable, I > > would like to be able to easily unistall the port and any > > dependencies it pulled in that I didn't already have. > > Oooooh, pretty - me want! I solve this problem by having a text file containing the names of the ports I wish to have installed. I then use a script[0] to show me the difference between the desired ports and the installed ports. Not ideal, but it works for me and may be useful to others. -C [0]http://www.mcdermottroe.com/computer-stuff/freebsd/browse.php?file=/computer-stuff/freebsd/portdiff/portdiff