Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:01:13 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Roger Marquis <marquis@roble.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USE_PERL5_BUILD on perl-less system/jail Q Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1007191859570.1873@qbhto.arg> In-Reply-To: <20100720012812.6AFA52B21BA@mx5.roble.com> References: <20100720012812.6AFA52B21BA@mx5.roble.com>
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On Mon, 19 Jul 2010, Roger Marquis wrote: > Is there an option somewhere to deinstall Perl after installing a port that > specifies "USE_PERL5_BUILD=yes"? > > This is a PITA on jails and other systems with minimal software and > strict disk limits. Applications using USE_PERL5_BUILD add non-trivial > time and overhead to installations and upgrades, then don't remove the > build dependency afterwards. Most of these apps don't even appear to > need Perl but for an operation or two that could have been done in a BASE > language like awk or sh. > > Anyone know of a workaround, I mean other than manual pkg_delete? Wow, it's shameless plug day here on freebsd-ports@! :) Portmaster has an option to do exactly this, --delete-build-only. You should also look at the --packages-build option. hth, Doug -- Improve the effectiveness of your Internet presence with a domain name makeover! http://SupersetSolutions.com/ Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. -- Pablo Picasso
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