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Date:      Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:54:19 +0100
From:      Rolf G Nielsen <lazlar@lazlarlyricon.com>
To:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: make delete-old question
Message-ID:  <4B20A92B.3070304@lazlarlyricon.com>
In-Reply-To: <20091210075021.GA77868@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk>
References:  <20091210075021.GA77868@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk>

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Frank Shute wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Successfully upgraded from 7.2 to 8.0 but had my usual problem when
> jumping major versions with the make delete-old target.
> 
> The problem being that it asks me to confirm deletion of each lib/file
> with a "y" and a return. I've found that I never say "n" to any
> deletion and it becomes very tedious to hammer at the keyboard for
> hundreds of libs/files.
> 
> Is there a way to change the Makefile so that they all get deleted
> with just one "y" and a return? Or possibly use yes(1) to script it?
> 
> TIA.
> 
> Regards,
> 

yes | make delete-old



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