Thanks, I’ll check those other items out. Jim Seattle, WA
> On May 7, 2022, at 11:24 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > Sorry I did not address your question. Though I've never tried that method, > my understanding is that everything MacPorts is in /opt/local owned by > root:wheel and 755, so I have always assumed, for at least a decade now, that > what you intend should just work, because I've had those thoughts before as > well, I just prefer to watch code build for days rather than copy a folder > for a few minutes. > > I always backup macports.conf separately, along with .bash_profile (not > really part of MacPorts but sourcing it keeps $PATHs how I want them). > > Also, for the system proper, I install everything that is not required to be > installed in /Applications into ~/Applications, so when migrating I just copy > over my user folder and then nearly all my applications are already installed. > > Which reminds me, you may have some MacPorts application builds in > /Applications/MacPorts > > > > >> On May 7, 2022, at 14:10, James Secan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Should have mentioned I’ve already done that as my final fall-back, but I’d >> rather be able to get back to exactly where I was vis-a-vis MacPorts if I >> step on something I shouldn’t have. >> >> Jim >> Seattle, WA >> >>> On May 7, 2022, at 11:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: >>> >>> May want to save a copy of output of >>> >>> port list requested >>> >>> to make it easy to restore if it all goes South. When I'm migrating, I take >>> that list and turn it into an install script. >>> >>>>> On May 7, 2022, at 13:55, Jim Secan <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> I’m about to embark on a major mucking-out of my MacPorts installation on >>>> an El Capitan system. I believe that if I make a copy of /opt/local that >>>> gives me everything I need to recover if I find myself with a non-working >>>> setup after this process. Is that right, or are there other directories I >>>> should backup as well? >>>> >>>> Jim >>>> Seattle, WA >>>> >>
