Thanks - that turned up some plist files in /Library/LaunchDaemons, all of which were soft links to files in /opt/local. I’ve used CCC to make a copy of /opt/local onto a backup drive, so I think I’m OK to slash away.
Jim 3222 NE 89th St Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 430-0109 > On May 7, 2022, at 3:33 PM, Richard L. Hamilton <[email protected]> wrote: > > /opt/local and /Applications/MacPorts accounts for most, but by no means all > of the files installed. > > Looking through the output of the command > > port contents installed | egrep -v '^Port.*contains:$|^ */opt/local/|^ > */Applications/MacPorts/' | sort > macports_files_misc.txt > > I see that SOME of the files in > > /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines > /Library/LaunchAgents > /Library/LaunchDaemons > > are part of ports (those are locations are used by various software) as well > as probably all of > > /Library/TeX/Distributions/.FactoryDefaults/MacPorts-TeXLive > /Library/TeX/Distributions/MacPorts-TeXLive.texdist > > > You should perhaps run the above command yourself and examine the resulting > file; there may be other odd places used by ports you have installed and I > don't. > > >> On May 7, 2022, at 14:28, James Secan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 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 >>>>>> >>>> >> >> > > -- > eMail: mailto:[email protected] > > > >
