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Date:      Thu, 7 Aug 2025 20:54:38 +0000 (UTC)
From:      =?UTF-8?Q?Yves_Gu=C3=A9rin?= <yvesguerin@yahoo.ca>
To:        "freebsd-pkgbase@freebsd.org" <freebsd-pkgbase@freebsd.org>,  "freebsd-pkg@freebsd.org" <freebsd-pkg@freebsd.org>,  Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com>
Subject:   Re: Deletion of just installed port-packages (excluding base): success
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Dear
> Personally, I would rarely clean the cache
I did everytime I need space in /var so not desirable for my point of view.
Regards,
Yves Guerin
 

    Le jeudi 7 août 2025 à 16:23:03 UTC−4, Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com> a écrit :  
 
   On 07/08/2025 16:57, Mark Millard wrote:
  
… Actually the file indicates that /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-*.pkg
files would be deleted by the "pkg clean" (if -n had not been
provided):

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The following package files will be deleted:
        /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-libexecinfo-dev-lib32-15.snap20250715051601~2b1b4b0e75.pkg
        /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-telnet-man-15.snap20241026125659.pkg
. . .
        /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-bsdinstall-dbg-15.snap20250720000631.pkg
        /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-libexecinfo-dbg-15.snap20250720000631.pkg
The cleanup will free 1 GiB
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I do not know if this would be desired vs. not.

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Personally, I would rarely clean the cache. 
 
I think, we're partly experimenting with what's possible; not necessarily what's recommended (or desirable). 
 
I might demonstrate the effect of -fqy but that's certainly not a recommendation; and so on. 
 
HTH
    
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                        Le jeudi 7 août 2025 à 16:23:03 UTC−4, Graham Perrin &lt;grahamperrin@gmail.com&gt; a écrit :
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    <div class="yiv9779304779moz-cite-prefix">On 07/08/2025 16:57, Mark Millard
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      <pre class="yiv9779304779moz-quote-pre">Actually the file indicates that /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-*.pkg
files would be deleted by the "pkg clean" (if -n had not been
provided):

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The following package files will be deleted:
        /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-libexecinfo-dev-lib32-15.snap20250715051601~2b1b4b0e75.pkg
        /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-telnet-man-15.snap20241026125659.pkg
. . .
        /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-bsdinstall-dbg-15.snap20250720000631.pkg
        /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-libexecinfo-dbg-15.snap20250720000631.pkg
The cleanup will free 1 GiB
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I do not know if this would be desired vs. not.

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    <p>Personally, I would rarely clean the cache.&nbsp;</p>
    <p>I think, we're partly experimenting with what's possible; not
      necessarily what's recommended (or desirable).&nbsp;</p>
    <p>I might demonstrate the effect of -fqy but that's certainly not a
      recommendation; and so on.&nbsp;</p>
    <p>HTH</p>
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