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Date:      Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:00:15 +0200
From:      "[LoN]Kamikaze" <LoN_Kamikaze@gmx.de>
To:        tradigan@newrevolutions.net
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Portsnap
Message-ID:  <4677FD8F.1020803@gmx.de>
In-Reply-To: <50297.208.40.168.12.1182268291.squirrel@www.newrevolutions.net>
References:  <50297.208.40.168.12.1182268291.squirrel@www.newrevolutions.net>

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tradigan@newrevolutions.net wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I have just started using portsnap and I must say that I like it.. With
> that said, I am noticing something here that maybe a configuration issue
> on my end, but here is the deal:
> 
> I have a newly installed 6.2 box, and I ran portsnap fetch followed by
> portsnap extract.. This updated the ports tree just fine..
> 
> Now, I know that /usr/ports/sysutils/portupgrade was moved to
> /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portupgrade.  This is visible when you use CVSup to
> update the ports tree (ie: /usr/ports/sysutils/portupgrade does not
> exist).  However with portsnap, the /usr/ports/sysutils/portupgrade
> directory still exists.  Is there a way to get portsnap to remove ports
> that were removed and/or moved?

Actually it does that, but only if the files have been created by it. I think
the manual states that you should 'rm -rf /usr/ports' before using portsnap for
the first time.



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