Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2025 21:22:01 +0100 From: Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com> To: freebsd-pkgbase@freebsd.org, freebsd-pkg@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Deletion of just installed port-packages (excluding base): success Message-ID: <dd075026-a778-4c02-9f2c-da9198d60376@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <A33FDB4D-B3FF-41D0-BA0A-D8A1A91F65F9@yahoo.com> References: <FAFC65E2-BD71-4320-81BC-9D698A476BF2.ref@yahoo.com> <FAFC65E2-BD71-4320-81BC-9D698A476BF2@yahoo.com> <7d8a6b67-700c-47ac-8484-d6a45961a9c4@freebsd.org> <2ca670e7-b6e9-4d28-b3b8-029758db7735@gmail.com> <A33FDB4D-B3FF-41D0-BA0A-D8A1A91F65F9@yahoo.com>
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On 07/08/2025 16:57, Mark Millard wrote:
> …
> Actually the file indicates that /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-*.pkg
> files would be deleted by the "pkg clean" (if -n had not been
> provided):
>
> QUOTE
> The following package files will be deleted:
> /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-libexecinfo-dev-lib32-15.snap20250715051601~2b1b4b0e75.pkg
> /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-telnet-man-15.snap20241026125659.pkg
> . . .
> /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-bsdinstall-dbg-15.snap20250720000631.pkg
> /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-libexecinfo-dbg-15.snap20250720000631.pkg
> The cleanup will free 1 GiB
> END QUOTE
>
> I do not know if this would be desired vs. not.
>
> …
Personally, I would rarely clean the cache.
I think, we're partly experimenting with what's possible; not
necessarily what's recommended (or desirable).
I might demonstrate the effect of -fqy but that's certainly not a
recommendation; and so on.
HTH
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 07/08/2025 16:57, Mark Millard
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Actually the file indicates that /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-*.pkg
files would be deleted by the "pkg clean" (if -n had not been
provided):
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The following package files will be deleted:
/var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-libexecinfo-dev-lib32-15.snap20250715051601~2b1b4b0e75.pkg
/var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-telnet-man-15.snap20241026125659.pkg
. . .
/var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-bsdinstall-dbg-15.snap20250720000631.pkg
/var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-libexecinfo-dbg-15.snap20250720000631.pkg
The cleanup will free 1 GiB
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I do not know if this would be desired vs. not.
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<p>Personally, I would rarely clean the cache. </p>
<p>I think, we're partly experimenting with what's possible; not
necessarily what's recommended (or desirable). </p>
<p>I might demonstrate the effect of -fqy but that's certainly not a
recommendation; and so on. </p>
<p>HTH</p>
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