[ Matthew Seaman wrote on Tue 2.Oct'12 at 10:32:56 +0100 ] > On 02/10/2012 09:08, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > > I have on one system: > > > > # ls /var/db/pkg > > apr-1.4.6.1.4.1_1 help2man-1.40.10 > > pkgconf-0.8.4 > > auditfile help2man-1.40.11 > > pkgconf-0.8.5 > > autoconf-2.69 help2man-1.40.12 > > pkgconf-0.8.6 > > automake-1.12.2 libconfuse-2.7 > > pkgconf-0.8.7_2 > > automake-1.12.3 libxml2-2.7.8_5 > > pkgconf-0.8.8 > > automake-1.12.4 local.sqlite > > pkgconf-0.8.9 > > ganglia-monitor-core-3.1.7_4 mpfr-3.1.1 > > python27-2.7.3_3 > > gcc-4.7.2.20120721 neon29-0.29.6_4 > > rsync-3.0.9_2 > > gcc-4.7.2.20120728 pcre-8.31_1 > > sqlite3-3.7.14 > > gcc-4.7.2.20120804 pkg-1.0 > > subversion-1.7.5 > > gcc-4.7.2.20120825 pkg-1.0.r4 > > subversion-1.7.6 > > gcc-4.7.2.20120908 pkg-1.0.r4_1 > > sudo-1.8.5.p3 > > gcc-4.7.3.20120929 pkg-1.0.r5_1 > > sudo-1.8.6.p3_1 > > gmake-3.82_1 pkg-1.0.r6_1 > > # pkg info -xo gcc-4.7 > > gcc-4.7.3.20120929: lang/gcc47 > > # > > > > I wonder why I have old versions of several ports, > > which no longer exist, e.g. gcc47. > > > > I update with portmaster. > > Does the normal update procedure > > remove the old version entry > > from /var/db/pkg if the update > > has been successful? > > This is an unfortunate effect of using pkgng to handle packages and > portmaster+patches to build them. The old pkg_tools were the owners of > that whole /var/db/pkg/ sub-directory structure, and used to take care > of deleting old entries once ports were updated or removed. portmaster > stores some of its meta-data in those directories but it doesn't itself > remove any that are out of date. pkg only uses the data in local.sqlite > -- so there's nothing left willing to clean up the mess. > > This is something that should probably be added to the portmaster patch > when used with pkgng.
Hi Matthew and Anton, so in the meantime what is the best way to clear this old stuff out? I do like to clear out code and files that are redundant, where possible. What would you suggest? Cheers, Jamie _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
