unsetting a Port's configuration

Schiz0 schiz0phrenic21 at gmail.com
Sat Mar 8 16:12:42 UTC 2008


On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 10:32 AM, Don Wilde <dwilde1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello, all -
>
>  When building a port, specifically in this case qdvdauthor, I run into a
>  setup issue that makes me want to redo the configuration  of the port. Is
>  there a simple way to disable the use of the saved configuration and
>  restart the port from the CURSES menu?
>
>  I was able to blast it  by wiping the makefile and re-CVSupping, but that
>  does seem like the long way 'round.
>
>  Thanks in advance!
>  --
>  Don Wilde
>  _______________________________________________

Configuration data is stored in /var/db/ports/. You can just "rm -rf
./*" in that directory to remove the "options" file(s), thus
destroying the configuration for ports.


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