On Mon, Dec 11, 2006 at 18:43:05 -0500, Daniel J. Luke wrote:
(or are you just using ~ as a shortcut for the normal path to the destroot?)
Yes. I didn't particularly want to type (or even paste) /opt/local/var/db/dports/build/_private_opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dports_x11_qt3/work/ several times. I hoped my shorthand would be understood, sorry for the confusion.
It removed the .tgz, but it did not modify the state file, and a further `port -f archive qt3` refused to create the archive, insisting that it already existed.
That's a bug that should probably be fixed. port -f archive should force new archive creation if it doesn't.
Could you file a bug on this? [I might even feel motivated to fix it ;-) ]
Yes, though I might take a little while to do so.
You could always tar up /opt/local before you remove it and restore it if your new install doesn't work ...
Very good point. I'll give the full reinstall a shot when I get a chance in the next few weeks and report success or failure back to the list. -E