Can't cleanup

[Frank Schima]

On Jul 22, 2009, at 11:07 AM, Payam Minoofar wrote:

> I get this error when I try to some cleaning up after many rounds of  
> updating and upgrading.
>
>
> [payam-imac:~] payam% sudo port clean --archive
> Can't map the URL 'file://.' to a port description file ("Could not  
> find Portfile in /Users/payam").
> Please verify that the directory and portfile syntax are correct.
> To use the current port, you must be in a port's directory.
> (you might also see this message if a pseudo-port such as
> outdated or installed expands to no ports).
> [payam-imac:~] payam% sudo port clean --all
> Can't map the URL 'file://.' to a port description file ("Could not  
> find Portfile in /Users/payam").
> Please verify that the directory and portfile syntax are correct.
> To use the current port, you must be in a port's directory.
> (you might also see this message if a pseudo-port such as
> outdated or installed expands to no ports).
> [payam-imac:~] payam%


You need to specify a port or pseudo-port. For example:

	sudo port clean --all installed

One effective way to clean up is to remove old installed ports:

	sudo port uninstall inactive

Fair warning: this makes it much harder to go back to an older version  
of a port.


Cheers!
Frank

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