Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 13:33:49 +0200 From: Kirill Ponomarew <krion@voodoo.oberon.net> To: Matt Mills <matt_mills@btopenworld.com> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: /usr/ports/distfiles maintenance Message-ID: <20050527113349.GK57982@voodoo.oberon.net> In-Reply-To: <42970476.6050105@btopenworld.com> References: <42970476.6050105@btopenworld.com>
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On Fri, May 27, 2005 at 12:28:54PM +0100, Matt Mills wrote: > Hi all, > > Something which has recently struck me as an unanswered question. How do > you all maintain your /usr/ports/distfiles directory? This isn't a topic > I've *ever* seen discussed or even mentioned in all the years I've been > using FreeBSD. > > Obviously over time, you get many different versions of the same > software. These all take up space on your hard disk and eventually > require some kind of cleanup and/or maintenance. > > Basically, my question is: is there some piece of software or automated > way of keeping the directory clean of stale sources? I can imagine > obvious problems with automating the process due to different versions > of the same software in separate ports (eg. autoconf, automake, libtool, > etc.) > > So, what do you all think? Use "portsclean -DD" if portupgrade is installed on your system. -Kirill
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