Re: Uninstalling Port installed applications

From: parv (parv_fm_at_emailgroups.net)
Date: 10/16/03

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    Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 17:16:51 -0400
To: Michael Lee <kclee@tiny.ws>

    in message <000901c393da$6a1a06b0$ca00a8c0@michael>,
    wrote Michael Lee thusly...
    >
    > Say, there are 5 applications -- A, B, C, D, E
    >
    > Installing A depends on B,C,D, and E.
    ...
    > Supposed that E was also required by another application F which
    > was already installed in the system, I wonder if I type 'make
    > deinstall' under /usr/port/xxx/A and try to uninstall A, will the
    > port system help me uninstall B,C,D but not uninstall E ?

    I don't think the port system could help by itself, either like
    portupgrade or "Add/Remove Software" on Windows.

    If you know the dependencies, just do it yourself one port at
    a time. There are two ways: pkg_delete(1) (pkg_deinstall(1) comes from
    portupgrade(1)) & "make deinstall", ports(7).

    By default, pkg_delete will not remove a dependency (in your case
    any of B, C, D, E) if the dependent port still exists (A) in the
    ports database (/var/db/pkg). You can force it though via "-f"
    option, and recursively delete ports via "-r". See pkg_delete(1)
    for details.

    The "deinstall" target (run in the directory of
    to-be-deinstalled-port) will deinstall the dependency port, B, C, D,
    or E, regardless of existence of a dependent port, A. If the
    dependent port exists, a warning message will be generated informing
    you of the fact.

    That has been my experience of w/ the ports so far.

    Back to your case...

      - Remove A (either by pkg_delete or "make deinstall")
      - Remove B, C, D.
      - Done (since you need E, no need to do anything else).

    PS: You should consider installing portupgrade only if to keep the
    ports database current, like i do.

      - Parv 

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