On 20/03/2013, at 1:49, Max Brazhnikov <[email protected]> wrote:
>> portmaster -a is how I got INTO this mess.
>
> Always check UPDATING before using portmaster with this option.
It would be a lot more useful if UPDATING was machine readable.
>From a developer POV I can appreciate that is difficult, but from a user POV
>the current arrangement is a recipe for trouble - make one mistake and you can
>really hose your system.
>> I have considered 'rm -rf /usr/local' but there are things there which
> aren't in ports, etc..
>
> Please read portmaster examples, the last example provides step-by-step
> instructions for rebuilding all installed ports without hassle.
Update all ports that need updating:
portmaster -a
The last example about reinstalling all ports would mean this machine is
basically useless for at least a day or 2 (probably more).
As it is, I can live without KDE (I just installed XFCE) while I tinker with
it, but it isn't just a desktop machine.
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