Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 03:26:25 -0400 From: "E. J. Cerejo" <edinho64@netscape.net> To: kris@obsecurity.org Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: portupgrade "---> Backing up the old version" Message-ID: <3E9BB421.4040105@netscape.net> References: <3E9BAD8C.3030806@netscape.net> <20030415070640.GC62600@rot13.obsecurity.org>
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kris@obsecurity.org wrote: > On Tue, Apr 15, 2003 at 02:58:20AM -0400, E. J. Cerejo wrote: > >>While using portupgrade I noticed before it deinstalls the old port it >>says something like "---> Backing up the old version" and then it goes >>on deinstalling and installing the new version. Where does this backup >>go? I looked at the man page and it says something like /var/tmp but I >>went into that directory and there is nothing in there relating to a >>port back! Does portupgrade delete that backup after the successful >>install of the new version? > > > Yes. > > Kris I'm running out of space in /var, how do you specify an alternate path for that backup?
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