Changes between Version 91 and Version 92 of FAQ


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Timestamp:
Dec 30, 2009, 7:54:06 AM (14 years ago)
Author:
jmroot (Joshua Root)
Comment:

fix config file path and typos under #diskspace

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    5656See [http://guide.macports.org/chunked/installing.macports.uninstalling.html the Guide].
    5757
    58 === What are the folders in `${prefix}/var/macports/ for and why do they take up so much space? === #diskspace
     58=== What are the folders in `${prefix}/var/macports/` for and why do they take up so much space? === #diskspace
    5959
    6060`man porthier` says: "MacPorts runtime data", but it contains some more subfolders:
     
    6767
    6868`packages`
    69  Containing the binary archive of each installed port. Could be removed with `port clean --archive <port> <version>+<variant>`. These files are helpfull for uninstalling and later reinstalling the exact same ports (eg. for testing something). Only unpacking the archive is needed and no build will be performed. If these archives are never needed they can be disabled in `${prefix}/etc/ports/ports.conf` with the `portarchivemode` option.
     69 Contains the binary archives of each installed port. Could be removed with `port clean --archive <port> <version>+<variant>`. These files are helpful for uninstalling and later reinstalling the exact same ports (eg. for testing something). Only unpacking the archive is needed and no build will be performed. If these archives are never needed they can be disabled in `${prefix}/etc/macports/macports.conf` with the `portarchivemode` option.
    7070
    7171`receipts`
    72  Contains detail information about each installed port, eg. which files belong to the port with corresponding checksums.
     72 Contains detailed information about each installed port, e.g. which files belong to the port with corresponding checksums.
    7373
    7474`software`