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List:       macports-changes
Subject:    [MacPorts] FAQ modified
From:       "MacPorts" <noreply () macports ! org>
Date:       2009-03-31 12:10:44
Message-ID: 20090331121044.E266E28086 () relay14 ! apple ! com
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Changed page "FAQ" by ryandesign@macports.org from 70.114.154.105*
Page URL: <http://trac.macports.org/wiki/FAQ>
Diff URL: <http://trac.macports.org/wiki/FAQ?action=diff&version=64>
Revision 64
Comment: rewrite uninstall instructions to prefer using port uninstall, and remove \
reference to specific ports violating the mtree (because those don't anymore)

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Index: FAQ
=========================================================================
--- FAQ (version: 63)
+++ FAQ (version: 64)
@@ -38,10 +38,20 @@
 
 === How do I remove or uninstall MacPorts? ===
 
-MacPorts can be removed by issuing the following command from within Terminal using \
the regular `bash` shell (`${prefix}` being the directory onto which you installed \
                MacPorts, `/opt/local` by default):
-
-{{{
-sudo rm -rf ${prefix} \
+Uninstalling MacPorts can be a drastic step, and depending on the issue you're \
experiencing, you may not need to do so. If you're unsure, ask on the macports-users \
mailing list first. +
+If you need to uninstall MacPorts, and your port command is functioning, have it \
uninstall all the installed ports by typing this in the Terminal: +
+{{{
+sudo port -f uninstall installed
+}}}
+
+All that will be left in your installation prefix now will be files that were not \
registered to any port. This includes any configuration files you edited, any \
databases you created, any files which MacPorts renamed in order to allow a forced \
installation or upgrade, and the base MacPorts software itself. You may wish to save \
your configuration files (most are in /opt/local/etc), databases, or any other unique \
data. +
+To remove all traces of MacPorts, type this in the Terminal:
+
+{{{
+sudo rm -rf /opt/local \
 /Applications/MacPorts \
 /Applications/DarwinPorts \
 /Library/Tcl/macports1.0 \
@@ -54,16 +64,11 @@
 /etc/paths.d/macports
 }}}
 
-If you use another shell, such as tcsh, you may need to adopt the above to fit the \
                syntax of your shell.
-
-Please note that this command removes all software installed using MacPorts as well \
as MacPorts itself.  This includes configuration files for any ports which were \
installed; if you need to keep them, back them up before the rm (they should be in \
                `/opt/local/etc`).
-
-This command does not remove files installed to locations outside the agreed \
directory tree.  Thus ports that write in other places should be removed manually \
before removing MacPorts altogether.  This includes at least `xfig` and `transfig`, \
                but probably other X11 ports as well.
-
-{{{
-sudo port uninstall xfig
-sudo port uninstall transfig
-}}}
+Substitute your own MacPorts prefix for /opt/local, if you've installed MacPorts in \
a different place. +
+If you use a shell other than bash (perhaps tcsh), you may need to adjust the above \
to fit your shell's syntax. +
+Note that depending on which version of MacPorts you have and which ports you've \
installed, not all of the above paths will exist on your system. This is ok.  
 === What are the folders in `${prefix}/var/macports/ for and why do they take up so \
much space? ===  

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