macports cleanup

Question

Which command should I ran to delete all old port versions, delete downloaded files, temp files created duruing build and all other stuff which I don't need when I am sure that updated version works fine? I got suggestion to use port clean --all all, but it tries to clean ports I don't have, though I tried port clean --all installed, but it did not delete old inactive versions, then port -u uninstall, but it stucked saying that py25-nose (which is active) depends on py25-setuptools (which is inactive).

Answer 1

The suggestions you received cover what you're after: port clean --all all and sudo port -f uninstall installed.

If you can't wait for the clean one to run in the background, there are a few commands you can run manually and faster.

Remove leftover build files (this is done automatically by default):

sudo rm -rf /opt/local/var/macports/build/*

Remove download files:

sudo rm -rf /opt/local/var/macports/distfiles/*

Remove archives (these aren't created by default):

sudo rm -rf /opt/local/var/macports/packages/*

Answer 2

"port uninstall inactive" is the way to go.