Re: Cleaning /var/db/ports

2008-03-26 Thread Peter Pentchev
On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 05:30:18PM -0700, Doug Barton wrote: > Lars Stokholm wrote: >> Apart from doing 'rm -r /var/db/ports/*' is there a way of cleaning the >> folder of stale folders and files? > > Not an automated one, no. It would also be somewhat difficult (although not > impossible) to wr

Re: Cleaning /var/db/ports

2008-03-25 Thread RW
On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:30:18 -0700 Doug Barton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lars Stokholm wrote: > > Apart from doing 'rm -r /var/db/ports/*' is there a way of cleaning > > the folder of stale folders and files? > > Not an automated one, no. It would also be somewhat difficult > (although not imp

Re: Cleaning /var/db/ports

2008-03-25 Thread Doug Barton
Lars Stokholm wrote: Apart from doing 'rm -r /var/db/ports/*' is there a way of cleaning the folder of stale folders and files? Not an automated one, no. It would also be somewhat difficult (although not impossible) to write an automated tool to do it because of the loose relationship between

Re: Cleaning /var/db/ports

2008-03-25 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Garrett Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mar 25, 2008, at 11:51 AM, Lars Stokholm wrote: > >> Apart from doing 'rm -r /var/db/ports/*' is there a way of cleaning >> the folder of stale folders and files? >> >> I know it takes up no space and that I might aswell leave it alone, >> but it'd b

Re: Cleaning /var/db/ports

2008-03-25 Thread Garrett Cooper
On Mar 25, 2008, at 12:53 PM, Wesley Shields wrote: On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 11:52:57AM -0700, Garrett Cooper wrote: On Mar 25, 2008, at 11:51 AM, Lars Stokholm wrote: Apart from doing 'rm -r /var/db/ports/*' is there a way of cleaning the folder of stale folders and files? I know it takes

Re: Cleaning /var/db/ports

2008-03-25 Thread Wesley Shields
On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 11:52:57AM -0700, Garrett Cooper wrote: > On Mar 25, 2008, at 11:51 AM, Lars Stokholm wrote: > >> Apart from doing 'rm -r /var/db/ports/*' is there a way of cleaning the >> folder of stale folders and files? >> >> I know it takes up no space and that I might aswell leave

Re: Cleaning /var/db/ports

2008-03-25 Thread Garrett Cooper
On Mar 25, 2008, at 11:51 AM, Lars Stokholm wrote: Apart from doing 'rm -r /var/db/ports/*' is there a way of cleaning the folder of stale folders and files? I know it takes up no space and that I might aswell leave it alone, but it'd be interesting to know. :) Thanks, Lars pkg_cutleave