compiling error - /usr : filesystem full

[Don Munyak]

Hello,

I was recompiling the kernel on my laptop when the process ended with errors.

 /usr : filesystem full

I suspect that the HD is has too many files ??

can I simply remove/delete to ports from /usr/ports and try to recompile?

btw...I have used pkg_add in the past. Will deleting the ports files
tantamount to deleteing a folder in windows without uninstalling first
?

Thanks

Don