Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 12:31:59 +1000 From: Robert Backhaus <robbak@robbak.com> To: Thomas Mueller <mueller6727@bellsouth.net> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to run massive portmaster update without repeated interruptions? Message-ID: <CABG_4jnLeLXdfYwF4yqejeEn0VO5sSTgYT=26D7hY7zG5TcP=w@mail.gmail.com> 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 27 October 2012 12:21, Thomas Mueller <mueller6727@bellsouth.net> wrote: > When updating many ports with portmaster, I get frequent interruptions with a prompt such as > ===>>> Delete gstreamer-0.10.35.tar.bz2? y/n [n] > > How do I avoid this inefficiency? I don't see any way to say "yes, and please don't ask again!" > > My /usr/local/etc/portmaster.rc is > > MAKE_PACKAGE=gopt > SAVE_SHARED=wopt > PM_LOG=/var/log/portm.log > NO_BACKUP=Bopt > > I don't remember this ever happening when I used portupgrade. > > Tom > What it is asking you is permission to delete old distfiles. You have two options to add to your portmaster.rc: ALWAYS_SCRUB_DISTFILES=dopt To always remove them without asking, or DONT_SCRUB_DISTFILES=Dopt To never delete them. Your distfiles directory will quickly get massive if you don't do something about stale distfiles.
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