> It seemed like time to update and get the new ftp-proxy.  During this I ran
> 'pkg_delete -q /var/db/pkg/*' while updating the sources. The OpenBSD
> build was okay, but ports are not building now.  The command might have
> been package-specific; i.e., perhaps I should have used 'port uninstall'
> instead since I have been using 'make install' in ports.

Anyways, you are installing packages, not ports, because ports building
process creates packages.

> Probably I could begin to use packages now and things would be okay, but
> am trying to learn how to compile things properly.   This installation is
> -current on AMD64.
> 
> Is there general method to make ports work again in this situation?

You can either update your ports tree and build stuff, or use packages
for the version of OpenBSD you are using.

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