> On 20 Jan 2015, at 4:00 am, macports-users-requ...@lists.macosforge.org wrote: > >> Le 19 janv. 2015 ? 10:54, Ryan Schmidt <ryandes...@macports.org> a ?crit : >>> So maybe we could reconsider the existence of this feature, or at least, >>> the fact that its mandatory. >> >> If I remember correctly, the code for the old way with hard links was >> removed from MacPorts. There is no way to go back to that method, without >> rewriting the code. > > You're talking implementation details, I'm talking feature. And the > implementation is straightforward: rm -f /opt/local/macports/software/<PORT> > when <PORT> was activated. > >>> Well, apt-get and the rest have no such equivalent. They just deploy >>> the software, period. They don't keep a copy at hand, just in case. >>> And yes, there's no acivate/deactivate (that I know of). >> >> If your installed files have become damaged, for example because a >> third-party installer overwrote them, it's very nice to be able to fix it by >> simply deactivating and re-activating the port. > > Yes, I'm sure it's nice. I'm not saying the feature is useless, I'm > saying I don't want to use it. > >> apt-get is not typically used on OS X, which is the platform where concerns >> regarding Spotlight and Time Machine occur. It would be more interesting to >> compare against the other OS X package managers, Homebrew or Fink. > > I don't see how the OS is relevant in anyway here.
/var/cache is where apt-get stores everything IMHO the argument is stupid. If you **need** those gigs then buy them. I just bought 1T at $0.0089 / gig !! James _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list macports-users@lists.macosforge.org https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users
