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From: Christopher Michaels <ChrisMic@clientlogic.com>
To: 'Annelise Anderson' <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu>,
	chuck sumner <chuck@2inches.com>
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Subject: RE: /usr/src - do i need to keep it?
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 10:55:54 -0500
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AND.. you would be better suited to move your /tmp (and /var) dir to a
larger drive.  E.g. symlink it to /home or wherever you have more space.
-Chris

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Annelise Anderson [SMTP:andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu]
> Sent:	Tuesday, November 16, 1999 10:46 PM
> To:	chuck sumner
> Cc:	freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject:	Re: /usr/src - do i need to keep it?
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, chuck sumner wrote:
> 
> > I installed the entire source tree on my box, recompiled a new 
> > kernel, and everything is working fine.
> > 
> > Is there any reason to keep the /usr/src directory, or can I just rm 
> > -rf /usr/src?
> > 
> > The only reason I ask is that /usr is 95% full.
> > 
> > Thank you.
> > 
> > Chuck
> > 
> > PLEASE ACT ACCORDINGLY.
> >
> you might want to keep your kernel configuration file.
> 
> or possibly just /usr/src/sys (which includes the config file) so
> you could build another kernel with the same sources if you wanted
> to add something
> 
> sometimes I tar up /usr/src and /usr/obj and save them somewhere
> so I can reinstall, or install on another drive.
> 
> you might find some files you don't need in /usr/ports/distfiles,
> too; or in work directories of ports you've already installed
> 
> Annelise
> 
> 
> 
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