> On May 3, 2020, at 21:28, Ryan Schmidt <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Look at the output of "port installed unrequested". If you see any port in 
> that list that you actually do want, indicate that by running "sudo port 
> setrequested thePortName".

This is easier said than done.

The output of port installed unrequested has 461 items; most of which I don't 
recognize. Lynx is there and I know I want that. But the first port listed is 
a52dec. I don't know what that is, or what it does or whether or not I want it. 
I also see atk, automake, bison, harfbuzz, and many others which mean nothing 
to me.

Sure, I can do some research to figure out what each of these does, but then I 
will still have no idea whether or not I want them. Did I request some in the 
distant past? Am I still using them? No idea.

It seems to be a very daunting task. 



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