On Friday 28 June 2002 18:26, Stefano wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to free some space on my HD. > Sorry for asking again something that's already in the archives, but I was > a bit confused by some old messages... > I'm keeping a backup of my whole /sw directory on CD and I'd like to know > which files in /sw I won't need in normal circumstances so that I can > remove them from the HD. > In particular I'm not sure about the .deb files of packages I built. > What are these files needed for after a package has been successfully > installed? > Are they kept in /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc etc. > only to avoid the necessity of recompiling in case a package has to be > reinstalled?
That's exactly what they are used for. Removal doesn't care about whether or not you have a .deb, and updating downloads new debs if you're using the binary distro or rebuilds from source if you are using the source distro. > Or are they used for other purposes, e.g. when removing or > updating packages? > > Thanks in advance! > Cheers, > > Stefano > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > No, I will not fix your computer. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > _______________________________________________ > Fink-beginners mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners -- -- Alexander K. Hansen Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University Levitated Dipole Experiment MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, 175 Albany Street, NW17-219 Cambridge, MA 02139-4213 Phone: 617-252-1818 Fax: 208-988-4057 ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
