On Thu, 28 May 2009 03:22:07 +0100 RW <rwmailli...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>On Wed, 27 May 2009 21:34:58 -0400
>Robert Huff <roberth...@rcn.com> wrote:
[snip]
>That's what I used to think until I deleted some java distfiles, and
>had to go though the rigmarole of getting all the various files
>manually. There's also the possibility that a distfile gets rerolled
>and local copy is the only one that matches the port checksums. Disk
>space is cheap, the extra files don't add up to much in practice. The
>real advantage of cleaning comes from not have ten copies of kdebase
>and the like.
That is why I keep a backup of all the 'java' src files in ~/java just
so I can replace them in /usr/ports/distfiles if required. Other than
for the 'java' files. I completely delete all files in the 'distfiles'
directory. They server no useful purpose and can always be downloaded
again if required.
--
Jerry
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Any clod can have the facts, but having opinions is an art.
Charles McCabe
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