How to remove failed macports software?

Question

I was installing gimp using macport

But it takes me 2 hours to build and install the entire dependents.

So I stopped it. But no matter I use uninstall or clean command. It took me 2GB disk. I wonder how to free them? Or I need to finish install it and then uninstall?

Answer 1

See the Macports guide on port variants to show what actions you can do on a port.

To clean up a port ie remove files used in the build do port clean

To remove a port that has been built do port unnstall

These work on a single port and will not act on more han one port

Also gimp does take a long time to install to show it is doing something install the port verbosely sudo port -v install gimp