Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 09:35:49 -0400 From: Steve Tremblett <sjt@cisco.com> To: Beech Rintoul <akbeech@anchoragerescue.org> Cc: Steve Tremblett <sjt@cisco.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ports management & subtree deletion? Message-ID: <20010710093549.F3087@sjt-u10.cisco.com> In-Reply-To: <01070912031204.38118@galaxy.anchoragerescue.org>; from akbeech@anchoragerescue.org on Mon, Jul 09, 2001 at 12:03:12PM -0800 References: <20010709142547.B2752@sjt-u10.cisco.com> <01070911423901.38118@galaxy.anchoragerescue.org> <20010709155617.D2752@sjt-u10.cisco.com> <01070912031204.38118@galaxy.anchoragerescue.org>
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+---- Beech Rintoul wrote: | You might also try deleting INDEX and do a make index from the top level of | the ports. tried that - made no difference... :( | Beech | | On Monday 09 July 2001 11:56, Steve Tremblett wrote: | > +---- Beech Rintoul wrote: | > | You need to add a textfile named "refuse" to your sup directory. | > | List one per line: ports/directory name | > | Then delete the directories. If you have a stock file tree the sup | > | directory is in /usr/sup. | > | > I already have that, and I've been using it for quite some time without | > problems. My refuse file (if it matters): | > | > doc/de | > doc/de_* | > doc/es | > doc/es_* | > doc/fr | > doc/fr_* | > doc/ja | > doc/ja_* | > doc/nl | > doc/nl_* | > doc/ru | > doc/ru_* | > doc/zh | > doc/zh_* | > ports/astro* | > ports/biology* | > ports/cad* | > ports/chinese* | > ports/french* | > ports/german* | > ports/hebrew* | > ports/japanese* | > ports/korean* | > ports/russian* | > ports/vietnamese* | > | > After creating the refuse file some months ago, I deleted the | > directories I wasn't interested in and then followed it with a | > successful cvsup. cvsup updates and port builds work fine. | > | > | On Monday 09 July 2001 10:25, Steve Tremblett wrote: | > | > I have deleted directories from my ports tree because I'm not | > | > interested in them (ie. various foreign-language stuff, some of the | > | > scientific stuff etc.). I just tried to generate the README.html files | > | > with 'make readmes' from the /usr/ports directory, but it fails with | > | > the following error: | > | > | > | > sjt-bsd /usr/ports # make readmes ===> Creating README.html cd: can't | > | > cd to astro ^C sjt-bsd /usr/ports # | > | > | > | > At the point of the ^C, the make process is hung, but there is no CPU | > | > or IO activity. I don't know what broke this, since I have never run | > | > 'make readmes' before. | > | > | > | > My direct question is how to delete subtrees from /usr/ports while | > | > still allowing 'make readmes' to work? I have a feeling that it has | > | > something to do with /usr/ports/INDEX, but that is just a guess. I am | > | > also guessing that other ports facilities besides README.html | > | > generation won't work either. General build & installation works | > | > fine. | > | > | > | > As an aside for my own interest, how would I go about investigating | > | > this further? If a process is in a waiting state, how do I identify | > | > what it is waiting for and what other process is holding the resource? | > | > | > | > Thanks for any and all information you may share | > | | > | -- | > | Micro$oft: "Where can we make you go today?" | > | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | > | Beech Rintoul - IT Manager - Instructor - | > | akbeech@anchoragerescue.org /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Anchorage | > | Gospel Rescue Mission | > | \ / - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail | P.O. Box 230510 | > | X - NO Word docs in e-mail | Anchorage, AK 99523-0510 | > | / \ ----------------------------------------------------------------- | > | | > | | > | | > | | > | | > | | > | | > | | > | | > | | > | | > | | > | To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org | > | with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message | > | > +---end quoted text--- | | -- | Micro$oft: "Where can we make you go today?" | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | Beech Rintoul - IT Manager - Instructor - akbeech@anchoragerescue.org | /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission | \ / - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail | P.O. Box 230510 | X - NO Word docs in e-mail | Anchorage, AK 99523-0510 | / \ ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | +---end quoted text--- -- Steve Tremblett Cisco Systems To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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