How to stop portmaster -a from prompting to delete old pkg

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SpaceCowMan

I am doing an update of the ports on my system which is using PKGNG and FreeBSD 9.1. Here is the command I am running: # portmaster -a --no-confirm. Unfortunately, portmaster still keeps prompting me with messages like the following:
Code: 
===>>> Delete pkg-1.3.7.tar.xz? y/n [n]

How do I tell portmaster to automatically delete these packages if the upgrade was successful? I've read the manual several times and tried multiple options but I keep getting these prompts. I'd really like to automate this process.

Thank you in advance!
 
Re: How to stop portmaster -a from prompting to delete old p

man portmaster

--no-confirm
do not ask the user to confirm the list of ports to be installed
and/or updated before proceeding
-D no cleaning of distfiles
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If you use the option -D portmaster didn't ask in most cases. In some cases it does it still, I don't know why.
 
Re: How to stop portmaster -a from prompting to delete old p

The thing is, this is not about cleaning distfiles, this is about cleaning the installed packages which are in .tar.xz format. The distfiles are a whole separate nightmare.
 
Re: How to stop portmaster -a from prompting to delete old p

I never looked in this, maybe you find the options you need here: /usr/local/etc/portmaster.rc.sample.
 
Re: How to stop portmaster -a from prompting to delete old p

SpaceCowMan said:
The thing is, this is not about cleaning distfiles, this is about cleaning the installed packages which are in .tar.xz format. The distfiles are a whole separate nightmare.
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Am I right to understand you want to keep the package that was just built? Try adding the -g switch:
Code: 
     -g  create a package of the new port
It's what I always used before I set up ports-mgmt/poudriere.
 
Re: How to stop portmaster -a from prompting to delete old p

Portmaster is a script. Another way could be to copy the script rename it as you like, change it and work with your own "portmaster".
You can alter the lines with
Code: 
get_answer_g
e.g. comment it out and/or set a fix return-value.
 
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