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Date:      Sat, 8 Mar 2008 19:18:08 +0200
From:      Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>
To:        Schiz0 <schiz0phrenic21@gmail.com>
Cc:        dwilde1@gmail.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: unsetting a Port's configuration
Message-ID:  <20080308171808.GB19496@kobe.laptop>
In-Reply-To: <8d23ec860803080812w6c9270dfh8eec65a4129b54aa@mail.gmail.com>
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On 2008-03-08 11:12, Schiz0 <schiz0phrenic21@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 10:32 AM, Don Wilde <dwilde1@gmail.com> wrote:
>>  When building a port, specifically in this case qdvdauthor, I run into a
>>  setup issue that makes me want to redo the configuration  of the port. Is
>>  there a simple way to disable the use of the saved configuration and
>>  restart the port from the CURSES menu?
>>
>>  I was able to blast it  by wiping the makefile and re-CVSupping, but that
>>  does seem like the long way 'round.
>>
>>  Thanks in advance!
> 
> Configuration data is stored in /var/db/ports/. You can just "rm -rf
> ./*" in that directory to remove the "options" file(s), thus
> destroying the configuration for ports.

Destroying the stored configuration for *ALL* ports, in the process.

This may be undesirable, and it includes the risk of wiping out
important configuration options, that have taken _hours_ to get right.

It's a risk I'm willing to take at times, but we should at least make it
clear :)




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