From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 19 16:34:51 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 9084316A41A for ; Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:34:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from oceanare@pacific.net.sg) Received: from smtpgate1.pacific.net.sg (smtpgate1.pacific.net.sg [203.120.90.31]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D369513C442 for ; Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:34:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from oceanare@pacific.net.sg) Received: (qmail 20923 invoked from network); 19 Dec 2007 16:34:49 -0000 Received: from adsl2.dyn234.pacific.net.sg (HELO P2120.somewherefaraway.com) (oceanare@210.24.234.2) by smtpgate1.pacific.net.sg with ESMTPA; 19 Dec 2007 16:34:48 -0000 Message-ID: <47694810.6020106@pacific.net.sg> Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:34:24 +0800 From: Erich Dollansky User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070826) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jerry McAllister References: <47688E99.4050802@pacific.net.sg> <47689079.4040700@gmail.com> <20071219162002.GB45237@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <20071219162002.GB45237@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: "Aryeh M. Friedman" , 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 16:34:51 -0000 Hi, Jerry McAllister wrote: > On Tue, Dec 18, 2007 at 10:31:05PM -0500, Aryeh M. Friedman wrote: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Erich Dollansky wrote: >>> 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. > it does what I really want. I do not have a space problem. I simply want to get rid of the stuff which is not really needed. A make clean takes to long. Erich