advice for wipe and reinstall

[Terry Barnum]

Perfect. Thanks Jeremy.

-Terry

On Mar 21, 2014, at 2:43 PM, Jeremy Lavergne <jeremy at lavergne.gotdns.org> wrote:

> Port setrequesred $portname to set a package as requested.
> 
> Most packages check for a confug rather than clobbering files. If you haven't had a problem during any upgrades then you are safe to restore prior to installing packages.
> 
> On March 21, 2014 5:24:27 PM EDT, Terry Barnum <terry at dop.com> wrote:
>> Thank you Jeremy.
>> 
>> 'port echo requested' doesn't return all the ports I've explicitly
>> requested. Notably, postfix is missing. Is there a way to
>> refresh/recreate this requested list?
>> 
>> /opt/local/etc is where I thought port configurations would live but
>> wasn't sure. Do you think it would be best after reformatting and
>> installing 10.8 to install macports, then copy /opt/local/etc from
>> backups, then reinstall the ports?
>> 
>> -Terry
>> 
>> On Mar 21, 2014, at 1:36 PM, Jeremy Lavergne
>> <jeremy at lavergne.gotdns.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> I’d expect all configuration to be available in /opt/local/etc/
>>> 
>>> The list of packages is available either with `port echo requested`
>> or `port echo installed`, depending on your intention of installing
>> just what you wanted or making sure everything is back.
>>> 
>>> The output of those `port echo …` commands can be used to tell
>> macports what to install:
>>> port install name1 @vers+variant name2 @vers+variant …
>>> 
>>> On Mar 21, 2014, at 16:32, Terry Barnum <terry at dop.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I've got a MacPro3,1 that after updating from 10.6 to 10.7 has
>> intermittently been having its builtin Gb network interface go deaf.
>> Nothing short of a reboot can bring it back. I began suspecting
>> hardware and added a SmallTree NIC with their driver thinking that
>> would solve it, but after two days the machine went deaf again.
>>>> 
>>>> So now I'm thinking that a reformat and clean install of 10.8 and
>> all macports might be the solution. This is an active mailserver with
>> many packages installed with macports (postfix, dovecot, antispam,
>> dspam, sieve, etc.) and I don't want to lose any of their
>> configurations. I have nightly CCC and hourly Timemachine backups.
>>>> 
>>>> What's the recommended way to reinstall previously installed ports
>> (in 10.7) with all previous configuration onto a fresh system running
>> 10.8?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for any advice.
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> Terry Barnum
>> digital OutPost
>> http://www.dop.com
> 
> 

Terry Barnum
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