120122 Dale wrote: > Philip Webb wrote: >> Besides having rescue instances of system pkgs in /usr/portage/packages , >> I also try to remember to keep a quickpkg of LibreOffice there too. >> Creating these files is easy, but is there an approved way of managing them, >> esp of deleting obsolete versions, beyond a simple 'rm' ? >> I notice there's a log file 'Packages' in the dir, >> which suggests there sb some method of removing unwanted ones. > 'man eclean'. The exact thing you want is 'eclean-pkg', > but this can also manage your distfiles too.
Thanks lots ! -- I knew re 'eclean' for distfiles, but didn't realise it cb used to clean out obsolete rescue pkgs too. As always, it's best to use the -p flag before doing the real job. -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT `-O----------O---' purslowatchassdotutorontodotca
