From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 19 16:20:52 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8242616A47C for ; Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:20:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4F41113C4CE for ; Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:20:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id lBJGK39u045350; Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:20:03 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id lBJGK3gM045349; Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:20:03 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:20:03 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister To: "Aryeh M. Friedman" Message-ID: <20071219162002.GB45237@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <47688E99.4050802@pacific.net.sg> <47689079.4040700@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <47689079.4040700@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: Erich Dollansky , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: rough method of cleaning the ports tree X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:20:52 -0000 On Tue, Dec 18, 2007 at 10:31:05PM -0500, Aryeh M. Friedman wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Erich Dollansky wrote: > > Hi, > > > > after noticing how large my ports tree grows while compiling, I > > thought of simply deleting it and do a CVSup to get a new one after > > the compilation is finished. > > > > This should be much faster and also should do some kind o > > defragmentation. I simply cannot believe that the huge ports tree > > will still be very well organised after some months. > > > > What does the list think of this method? > > Even though it will take quite a bit longer you should just do a "make > distclean" in /usr/ports that way anything you hand modified will be > retained (also you might want to consider keeping a local cvs > repository if this is an issue) That's a good idea too. But, it might not do enough. So, still consider moving /usr/ports. ////jerry > > - -- > Aryeh M. Friedman > FloSoft Systems > http://www.flosoft-systems.com > Developer, not business, friendly > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFHaJB5zIOMjAek4JIRAqJxAKCdc0XT4T2YPWOWj2CxzaMY26vdLgCfUvs9 > D42DFTYQ2LV+rIhUKYNOBRc= > =3/I8 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"