Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2006 17:53:29 +1000 From: Mikhail Goriachev <mikhailg@webanoide.org> To: Jon Falconer <jfalconer@puc.edu> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: difference between deinstall and pkg_delete? Message-ID: <447FEE79.2040004@webanoide.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.4.05L.10606011103000.6635-100000@ecf2.puc.edu> References: <Pine.BSI.4.05L.10606011103000.6635-100000@ecf2.puc.edu>
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Jon Falconer wrote: > Greetings, > > I see in the man page for ports the following: > > reinstall Use this to restore a port after using pkg_delete(1) > when you should have used deinstall. > > So I'm wondering what is the difference between pkg_delete and using "make > deinstall" from within the ports directory? What does "make deinstall" do > that pkg_delete does not do? What does pkg_delete do that "make deinstall" > does not do? Hi, This will point you in the right direction: http://www.bsdforums.org/forums/archive/index.php/t-29467.html man pkg_delete man pkg_deinstall Cheers, Mikhail. -- Mikhail Goriachev Webanoide Telephone: +61 (0)3 62252501 Mobile Phone: +61 (0)4 38255158 E-Mail: mikhailg@webanoide.org Web: http://www.webanoide.org PGP Key ID: 0x4E148A3B PGP Key Fingerprint: D96B 7C14 79A5 8824 B99D 9562 F50E 2F5D 4E14 8A3B
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