Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 07:13:03 -0400 From: Jerry <jerry@seibercom.net> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: problems with half installed ports Message-ID: <20130411071303.6d11d1bb@scorpio> In-Reply-To: <CADLo83_1jL9o6dP5sO9eGjF=McfB_gVJeXCNLHT46w8YMjxiEg@mail.gmail.com> References: <20130411101916.GA3339@tinyCurrent> <CADLo83_1jL9o6dP5sO9eGjF=McfB_gVJeXCNLHT46w8YMjxiEg@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:36:54 +0100 Chris Rees articulated: > Installing a port isn't atomic by definition; the larger ones have > loads of files that need installed. > > If I read your description carefully, your solution is to simply avoid > interrupting during the installation phase. Unless you happen to suffer from a catastrophic power failure and don't have a functional UPS installed. In that case, you will probably have to do a forcible uninstall of all of the affected ports and start over. "pkg_delete -dfv <port>" works for me. -- Jerry ♔ Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. __________________________________________________________________
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