Re: Deletion of just installed port-packages (excluding base): success

On 07/08/2025 16:57, Mark Millard wrote:
> …
> Actually the file indicates that /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-*.pkg
> files would be deleted by the "pkg clean" (if -n had not been
> provided):
>
> QUOTE
> The following package files will be deleted:
>          /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-libexecinfo-dev-lib32-15.snap20250715051601~2b1b4b0e75.pkg
>          /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-telnet-man-15.snap20241026125659.pkg
> . . .
>          /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-bsdinstall-dbg-15.snap20250720000631.pkg
>          /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-libexecinfo-dbg-15.snap20250720000631.pkg
> The cleanup will free 1 GiB
> END QUOTE
>
> I do not know if this would be desired vs. not.
>
> …


Personally, I would rarely clean the cache.

I think, we're partly experimenting with what's possible; not 
necessarily what's recommended (or desirable).

I might demonstrate the effect of -fqy but that's certainly not a 
recommendation; and so on.

HTH