Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:29:12 -0700 From: David Wolfskill <david@catwhisker.org> To: Thomas Mueller <mueller6727@bellsouth.net> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to run massive portmaster update without repeated interruptions? Message-ID: <20121027022912.GY1609@albert.catwhisker.org> In-Reply-To: <3B.07.23131.F354B805@smtp02.insight.synacor.com> References: <3B.07.23131.F354B805@smtp02.insight.synacor.com>
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On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 10:21:51PM -0400, Thomas Mueller wrote:
> When updating many ports with portmaster, I get frequent interruptions wi=
th a prompt such as
> =3D=3D=3D>>> Delete gstreamer-0.10.35.tar.bz2? y/n [n]
>=20
> How do I avoid this inefficiency? I don't see any way to say "yes, and p=
lease don't ask again!"
> ....
=46rom portmaster(8):
=2E..
-D no cleaning of distfiles
-d always clean distfiles
=2E...
In the case in question, I suggest "-D", as portmaster may offer to
delete distfiles for similar, but different, ports. You can always
delete unwanted distfiles separately.
There may be other ways, as well.
Peace,
david
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David H. Wolfskill david@catwhisker.org
Taliban: Evil men with guns afraid of truth from a 14-year old girl.
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