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On 1/3/07, Vizion <vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> wrote:
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> What is the safest way to remove the earlier versions?

I think if you portupgrade the apps that require those, like

portupgrade -R <name>

then it'll upgrade both the app and the required port, removing the duplication.

Mike
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