Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 16:31:06 -0700 From: Chris Doherty <chris-freebsd@randomcamel.net> To: "'stable@freebsd.org'" <stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: How do I remove djbdns? Message-ID: <20020605233106.GC1699@zot.electricrain.com> In-Reply-To: <20020605231821.GB288@lenny.anarcat.ath.cx> References: <9B9CB6555E6BA049BC2B857E7711C24F3F4848@puke.reno.oemsupport.com> <20020605231821.GB288@lenny.anarcat.ath.cx>
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At some point, The Anarcat said: > On Wed Jun 05, 2002 at 03:48:30PM -0700, Patrick Calkins wrote: > > I did not use a package or port, just the sources, make setup > > clean, etc.... Any help would be appreciated! Thanks! > > There is not straightforward way to remove a non-port/package > application. You must find and remove all the files the application > installed manually and rm(1) them. slightly off-topic (I promise to shut up after this), for non-port software I use Graft ( http://www.gormand.com.au/peters/tools/graft/graft.html ). it lets you install stuff in a package directory and then symlinks things into /usr/local/* or wherever you'd like it to go, and can likewise deinstall things by deleting the symlinks. saves you from having everything spread through the filesystem. it takes some ideas from other package management systems, too; I and a few friends have been very happy with it. ------------------------------- Chris Doherty chris [at] randomcamel.net "I think," said Christopher Robin, "that we ought to eat all our provisions now, so we won't have so much to carry." -- A. A. Milne ------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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