On Tue, 16 Jul 2013, Walter Hurry wrote:
On Tue, 16 Jul 2013 10:05:19 -0700, Charles Swiger wrote:
Hi--
On Jul 16, 2013, at 9:57 AM, Walter Hurry <[email protected]> wrote:
What is the purpose of /usr/local/lib/compat/pkg?
It holds old versions of shared libraries which were once used by
installed ports.
As far as I can see, in a properly organised system, all the shared
libraries in there should be redundant.
True, assuming you've recompiled all of your ports to use the latest
versions. However, if you ever have to roll something back, it will
continue to work if these old shared libs are available.
If this is correct, is there an easy way to clear them out, or should I
just rm?
If you're low on space, sure, you can just rm them. Don't bother
otherwise...
Thanks. No, I'm not desperately low on space; I just like to keep things
tidy.
Install the excellent sysutils/bsdadminscripts and run pkg_libchk to
check for packages still depending on those libraries or missing ones.
If it doesn't complain, it's safe to delete them. Otherwise, rebuild
everything it complains about first.
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