Bob, You could use the command port contents <desired port> to see which files your desired port(s) really install (and presumably are needed for those desired ports to function).
-Sterling On Aug 14, 2013, at 7:21PM, Bob M wrote: > Hi all; I have an MB air with internal (smallish) SSD. I need some of > the programs provided by MacPorts at all times, but I'm happy to do > all builds while connected to a large-ish external HD. I just hit a > crisis when the /opt directories hit 27GB. So what I want to do is to > put as much as possible of the build environment onto the HD, and > substitute symbolic links on the SSD. I haven't tried to use it yet - > I'm assuming this is OK so long as nothing hard-links into these > directories. > > The current status for the large directories in /opt is: > /opt/local/var/macports > build moved to HD > distfiles moved to HD > software not sure if this can be moved > /opt > lib I assume this can't be moved > libexec I assume this can't be moved > share I assume this can't be moved > (everything else is less than 250 MB, so not worth worrying about). So > far, I've saved about 12GB on the SSD, but that still leaves around > 15GB (some of which may be Xcode-related rather than MacPorts, I'm not > sure where Xcode puts stuff). I'd like to go further if it's possible. > So I'd appreciate any suggestions, especially about > /opt/local/var/macports/software > Thanks and Best WIshes > Bob > _______________________________________________ > macports-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users
