Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 12:59:21 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Walter Hurry <walterhurry@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Purpose of /usr/local/lib/compat/pkg? Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1307161257100.82091@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <ks4262$f9m$1@ger.gmane.org> References: <ks3u1u$tfe$1@ger.gmane.org> < 186E6FB9-693F-40EA-BC93-5FE7457097FB@mac.com> <ks4262$f9m$1@ger.gmane.org>
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On Tue, 16 Jul 2013, Walter Hurry wrote: > On Tue, 16 Jul 2013 10:05:19 -0700, Charles Swiger wrote: > >> Hi-- >> >> On Jul 16, 2013, at 9:57 AM, Walter Hurry <walterhurry@gmail.com> wrote: >>> What is the purpose of /usr/local/lib/compat/pkg? >> >> It holds old versions of shared libraries which were once used by >> installed ports. >> >>> As far as I can see, in a properly organised system, all the shared >>> libraries in there should be redundant. >> >> True, assuming you've recompiled all of your ports to use the latest >> versions. However, if you ever have to roll something back, it will >> continue to work if these old shared libs are available. >> >>> If this is correct, is there an easy way to clear them out, or should I >>> just rm? >> >> If you're low on space, sure, you can just rm them. Don't bother >> otherwise... >> > Thanks. No, I'm not desperately low on space; I just like to keep things > tidy. Install the excellent sysutils/bsdadminscripts and run pkg_libchk to check for packages still depending on those libraries or missing ones. If it doesn't complain, it's safe to delete them. Otherwise, rebuild everything it complains about first.
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