> -----Original Message----- > From: Ryan Schmidt [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 26 May 2015 20:33 > To: Larry Velázquez > Cc: Steve Holden; MacPorts Users > Subject: Re: Backing up MacPorts directories > > On May 26, 2015, at 12:11 PM, Lawrence Velázquez wrote: > > > On May 26, 2015, at 7:11 AM, Steve Holden wrote: > > > >> Is it recommended to omit any of the directories under > >> ‘/opt/local/var/macports’ from backups (e.g. ‘distfiles’, ‘sources’)? > >> https://guide.macports.org/#internals.hierarchy > >> > >> Whilst I’d like a fully-functioning MacPorts installation if I have to > >> boot from or restore from a backup drive, I wondered whether any of > >> its build directories could be safely omitted? Would their contents be > >> re-downloaded or re-built automatically (or could they be manually)? > > > > You can probably omit these. > > > > - var/macports/build: A scratch directory for port builds. There > > shouldn't be anything in there, unless a build was interrupted and you > > didn't run `port clean` afterwards. > > - var/macports/distfiles: A cache for ports' source distributions. > > MacPorts will redownload anything it can't find here. > > - var/macports/logs: MacPorts' logs. > > - var/macports/sources: Contains the ports tree and MacPorts base source > > code. I believe `port selfupdate` repopulates this, so you need not > > back it up. > > While the contents of those directories can be safely deleted, MacPorts > might expect the directories themselves to exist, with certain permissions > and ownership. Not sure if they will be recreated automatically if you delete > them (or exclude them from your backup, then restore them).
Thanks, Ryan and Larry - I'll exclude the contents (but not the directories themselves) from my backup. Best wishes, Steve _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users
