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Date:      Tue, 15 Apr 2003 01:46:39 -0700
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To:        "E. J. Cerejo" <edinho64@netscape.net>
Cc:        kris@obsecurity.org
Subject:   Re: portupgrade "--->  Backing up the old version"
Message-ID:  <20030415084639.GA62994@rot13.obsecurity.org>
In-Reply-To: <3E9BB421.4040105@netscape.net>
References:  <3E9BAD8C.3030806@netscape.net> <20030415070640.GC62600@rot13.obsecurity.org> <3E9BB421.4040105@netscape.net>

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On Tue, Apr 15, 2003 at 03:26:25AM -0400, E. J. Cerejo wrote:
>=20
>=20
> kris@obsecurity.org wrote:
> >On Tue, Apr 15, 2003 at 02:58:20AM -0400, E. J. Cerejo wrote:
> >
> >>While using portupgrade I noticed before it deinstalls the old port it=
=20
> >>says something like "--->  Backing up the old version" and then it goes=
=20
> >>on deinstalling and installing the new version.  Where does this backup=
=20
> >>go?  I looked at the man page and it says something like /var/tmp but I=
=20
> >>went into that directory and there is nothing in there relating to a=20
> >>port back!  Does portupgrade delete that backup after the successful=20
> >>install of the new version?
> >
> >
> >Yes.
> >
> >Kris
>=20
> I'm running out of space in /var, how do you specify an alternate path=20
> for that backup?

TMPDIR

Kris

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