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Date:      Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:43:52 +0100
From:      RW <list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: pkg_add/delete questions
Message-ID:  <200610232043.54859.list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com>
In-Reply-To: <44hcxvukpi.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
References:  <cf5917110610221852h5d52afbducbfcbe88bbf71345@mail.gmail.com> <44hcxvukpi.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>

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On Monday 23 October 2006 16:15, Lowell Gilbert wrote:
> "Mark Jayson Alvarez" <markjayson.alvarez@gmail.com> writes:
> > I have several questions:
> >
> > 1. If I install a particular package, its dependencies will be
> > installed as well. Now if I remove it later using pkg_delete, only
> > that package will be removed and not the dependencies. The reason I
> > guess is because some other packages may be dependent on those
> > dependencies as well. Is there a way to remove a particular package
> > and all of its dependencies (given that no other package is dependent
> > on those dependencies)?
>
> Is the pkg_cutleaves port what you're looking for?

If you build anything from ports, portmanager does a better job as it it takes 
account of build dependencies.



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