Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 15:58:45 -0400 From: "illoai@gmail.com" <illoai@gmail.com> To: Chris Brennan <xaero@xaerolimit.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: A possibly odd upgrade question Message-ID: <BANLkTin32kBxezESMA5dTHvWJs6u-OvtCg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <BANLkTim7YxwqcJ_rHi56A9wXMXyLXWbezQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <BANLkTiki_yzeYNGVsSunk0H6j0EY%2BAb2Zg@mail.gmail.com> <BANLkTin5jNEsLMe6%2BOZ-RUPsJiN6QGKJdA@mail.gmail.com> <BANLkTim7YxwqcJ_rHi56A9wXMXyLXWbezQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On 4 May 2011 15:54, Chris Brennan <xaero@xaerolimit.net> wrote: > On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 2:40 PM, illoai@gmail.com <illoai@gmail.com> wrote= : >> >> On 4 May 2011 12:50, Chris Brennan <xaero@xaerolimit.net> wrote: >> > =A0is it safe to nuke /usr/local (excluding =A0/usr/local/home), rebui= ld >> > world/kernel for 8.2 and start with a fresh ports tree? >> >> Yes, though pkg_delete -af will probably suffice for removing >> the ports (& /var/db/pkg/ as well). > > Someone else suggested 'pkg_delete -av' ... would -avf then be a safe > assumption? > I want to make sure I have a solid leg to stand on before I start > anything... -v is just for verbose. I honestly don't know if the -f makes a difference with -a either. Probably not. --=20 --
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