From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 19 17:56:52 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 E4C0816A473 for ; Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:56:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dkelly@Grumpy.DynDNS.org) Received: from smtp.knology.net (smtp.knology.net [24.214.63.101]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 737EB13C4E9 for ; Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:56:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dkelly@Grumpy.DynDNS.org) Received: (qmail 12854 invoked by uid 0); 19 Dec 2007 17:28:46 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO Grumpy.DynDNS.org) (216.186.148.249) by smtp2.knology.net with SMTP; 19 Dec 2007 17:28:46 -0000 Received: by Grumpy.DynDNS.org (Postfix, from userid 928) id 7EE7F2840A; Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:28:46 -0600 (CST) Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:28:46 -0600 From: David Kelly To: Erich Dollansky Message-ID: <20071219172846.GB69360@Grumpy.DynDNS.org> References: <47688E99.4050802@pacific.net.sg> <47689079.4040700@gmail.com> <20071219162002.GB45237@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <47694810.6020106@pacific.net.sg> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <47694810.6020106@pacific.net.sg> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Cc: 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 Reply-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:56:53 -0000 On Thu, Dec 20, 2007 at 12:34:24AM +0800, Erich Dollansky wrote: > >>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. Tuning in late but this seems appropriate: Remove all the temporary work files, and remove all distribution files that are not current with the ports' Makefiles: # portsclean -CD Requires the portupgrade port. -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@HiWAAY.net ======================================================================== Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad.