@@ -14,22 +14,28 @@ I use and like MacPorts for some software that have a too cumbersome/bugged comp A frequent complain about MacPorts is that it takes too much disk space (since it installs its own libraries instead of using the system ones). This is a valid concern and there's a way to mitigate it. MacPorts allows you to clear files used to build a port, namely work files, distribution files and archives. To remove all of them from all installed ports, execute the following command: -{% highlight bash %} -$ sudo port clean --all all -{% endhighlight %} +<notextile> +<code> +sudo port clean --all all +</code> +</notextile> This will clean all kinds of file for all ports. The syntax is simple. Let's say you want to clear only work files from the port icu: -{% highlight bash %} -$ sudo port clean --work icu -{% endhighlight %} +<notextile> +<code> +sudo port clean --work icu +</code> +</notextile> More information can be obtained on the port command man files. Another thing you can do to reclaim some disk space is uninstall inactive ports: -{% highlight bash %} -$ sudo port uninstall inactive -{% endhighlight %} +<notextile> +<code> +sudo port uninstall inactive +</code> +</notextile> These two commands worked very well for me, managing to reduce MacPorts directory (/opt/local/var/macports) size from 1.3 Gb to 730 Mb. \ No newline at end of file _posts/2009-05-26-reclaiming-disk-space-from-macports.textile d12a81a7635df4616b3b8646cc557bea05e5f644 Lucas Húngaro lucashungaro@gmail.com http://github.com/lucashungaro/lucashungaro.github.com/commit/ac3ec0318f4581a8d73a743a9b4d16c49fae8fbc ac3ec0318f4581a8d73a743a9b4d16c49fae8fbc 2009-05-26T15:07:48-07:00 2009-05-26T15:07:48-07:00 Reverting - GitHub's jekyll and pygments just doesn't play along 947ba2ecd20845662c086df5bc2dc7f99b872bff Lucas Húngaro lucashungaro@gmail.com