Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:43:52 +0100 From: RW <list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pkg_add/delete questions Message-ID: <200610232043.54859.list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> In-Reply-To: <44hcxvukpi.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> References: <cf5917110610221852h5d52afbducbfcbe88bbf71345@mail.gmail.com> <44hcxvukpi.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
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On Monday 23 October 2006 16:15, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > "Mark Jayson Alvarez" <markjayson.alvarez@gmail.com> writes: > > I have several questions: > > > > 1. If I install a particular package, its dependencies will be > > installed as well. Now if I remove it later using pkg_delete, only > > that package will be removed and not the dependencies. The reason I > > guess is because some other packages may be dependent on those > > dependencies as well. Is there a way to remove a particular package > > and all of its dependencies (given that no other package is dependent > > on those dependencies)? > > Is the pkg_cutleaves port what you're looking for? If you build anything from ports, portmanager does a better job as it it takes account of build dependencies.
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