"unable to completely remove directory" during deinstall

Wojciech Puchar wojtek at wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl
Wed Apr 22 15:29:32 UTC 2009


> pkg_delete: couldn't entirely delete package (perhaps the packing list is
> incorrectly specified?)
>
> It occurs at the end of a "deinstall" as a matter of updating a port "by
> hand".
>
> What is the proper procedure to correct this? Run "pkgdb -F"? Rm the
> offending files/dirs by hand? Both?

check what wasn't deleted from the directory any why.

then delete it.


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