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Date:      Tue, 16 Nov 1999 19:45:43 -0800 (PST)
From:      Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu>
To:        chuck sumner <chuck@2inches.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: /usr/src - do i need to keep it?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.9911161942400.78641-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu>
In-Reply-To: <v04210109b457a95e1b67@[206.169.190.21]>

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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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