On 15 Feb 2015, at 19:46 , Carlo Tambuatco wrote: > > So build dependencies are *always* left behind after upgrading all ports > whether they are needed to run ports or not?
Yes, if a dependency is installed, then it stays installed until you uninstall it. > Seems like macports should have an option that prunes this stuff after every > upgrade. It should be the port developer's responsibility to mark what is > needed to run their port and have the rest deleted after every upgrade. Just > my opinion. No such option exists at this time. However, note that in many cases, users will get a binary built by our automated build servers. In that case, build dependencies don't get installed on the user machine. _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users
