pkgdb -F will tell you of any packages that have broken dependencies, and allow you to fix them if you choose.
On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 21:16:56 -0500, Matt LaPlante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well what I'm more concerned with is how would you locate orphaned > dependencies after the fact. For a parallel example, in gentoo you would > "emerge --depclean" which searches the tree for any orphaned packages and > removes them. So say I hadn't used the -r flag when removing packages on > BSD, how could I find the leftovers later? > > -- > Matt LaPlante > System Administrator > Center for Automation Technologies > RPI/CAT, CII 8015 > 110 8th Street > Troy, NY 12180 > Phone: (518) 276-2275 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.cat.rpi.edu > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Pat Maddox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 8:55 PM > > To: Matt LaPlante > > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > Subject: Re: Cleaning Out Ports? > > > > If you try to remove a package that has child dependencies, then it'll > > let you know. You'll have to use the -f flag to force it to delete > > the package, despite there being any dependencies. If you want to > > delete a package along with all its dependencies, you can use the -r > > flag. > > > > Use pkgdb -F to fix any dependencies that might be broken. > > > > I think that's about right. I'm a FreeBSD newbie :) > > _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
