I don't know if there is an 'official' script to remove them, just like there isn't an official way to backup your system. U just kindof gotta do it. :)
Like when you do backup your computer, most people recommend that you delete all the /usr/portage/distifiles and a couple other places. They are only important when you want to install something, after that they are not needed. Let's say for example you had a 1.2 system, and upgraded to 1.4 system, then upgraded to 1.4rc,... you would have all those files in your /usr/portage/distfiles folder. Well, of course you don't need them all. If you have a slow connection, then maybe you would want to compare it to the most recent distfiles to get rid of what you didn't need or maybe backup on CD the ones you do feel you need. If you have a faster connection I wouldn't worry. Anytime I backup the system I delete them all and sometimes do just to clear out the trash, but then again, I am on broadband. In essence from my long winded explaination: Once they are installed they are not really needed anymore by the system. On Thursday 05 June 2003 10:11 am, Marius Mauch wrote: > On Thu, 5 Jun 2003 17:16:54 +0300 raptor wrote: > > hi, > > > > how can I get the list of the packages and their sources > > (/usr/portage/distfiles) that are safe for removing. And how I have to > > remove them from the system ? emerge unmerge ? or other way ? One > > small glitch I don't want to remove sources from pakges that are not > > installed, only older versions of already installed pakges... > > > > > > My distfiles directory is now ~1.8G > > In the forums there are some scripts for this purpose, but none of them > is "official". > > Marius > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
