In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Peter Jeremy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> typed:
> I currently have just over 8GB is /usr/ports/distfiles. Some of these
> files are more than 10 years old and long obsolete. Does anyone have
> any suggestions on how to identify which files are no longer referenced
> by current ports?
>
> Doing a 'make checksum' on every installed port and then looking at
> the atimes is one approach but this doesn't handle:
> - ports that I don't currently have installed but might need
> - ports installed on systems that mount /usr/ports readonly
Install sysutils/portupgrade, and do a "portsclean -D". That will
remove all the distfiles that aren't referenced by any port in the
tree. Do "portsclean -DD" and it'll remove all distfiles not used by
an installed port.
<mike
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