Solved Strange behavior for me after deleting and regenerating the ports tree

[rai.mohammed]

Strange behavior for me
Deleting the ports tree : rm -rf /usr/ports
Regenerating the ports tree : portsnap fetch && portsnap extract
Testing a port : make config.

The configuration of the port don't reset to default, and my old config stay there.

configs in /var/db/ports shows my built ports list

Any advice or clarification with this case. Thank you and all the best.

 

[covacat]

kill /var/db/ports/$PORT/options

 

[SirDice]

Has nothing to with ZFS or your ports tree. Config options are stored in /var/db/ports/.

     PORT_DBDIR        Directory where the results of configuring OPTIONS are
                       stored.  Defaults to /var/db/ports.  Each port where
                       OPTIONS have been configured will have a uniquely named
                       sub-directory, containing a single file options.

See ports(7).

The configuration of the port don't reset to default,

     rmconfig             Remove OPTIONS config for this port.

     rmconfig-recursive   Remove OPTIONS config for this port and all its
                          dependencies.

Again, ports(7).

 

[rai.mohammed]

Has nothing to with ZFS or your ports tree. Config options are stored in /var/db/ports/.

     PORT_DBDIR        Directory where the results of configuring OPTIONS are
                       stored.  Defaults to /var/db/ports.  Each port where
                       OPTIONS have been configured will have a uniquely named
                       sub-directory, containing a single file options.

See ports(7).

     rmconfig             Remove OPTIONS config for this port.

     rmconfig-recursive   Remove OPTIONS config for this port and all its
                          dependencies.

Again, ports(7).

Do I will have a broken dependency ?, even if I build a port X with options depending on port Y, and after that rebuild the port Y.

So do you suggest to delete /var/db/ports, and keeping trace for the options set apart.

And after every rebuild I execute "portmaster --check-depends" to verify the consistence of the dependencies

 

[SirDice]

Do I will have a broken dependency

What does that have to do with removing and recreating /usr/ports? The config options aren't stored there.

 

[rai.mohammed]

So I am safe, and my config options are kept unchanged, after every recreation or updating the ports tree.

Thanks SirDice for your help and time helping newbies like me. ?

 

[rai.mohammed]

Brother why this message : "please this isn't kindergarten"
You can simply say : "please do not use colored messages, this is offensive to the forum policy's"

And I will spend some time to read "https://forums.freebsd.org/forums/forum-rules-and-guidelines-required-reading.49/"