Inspired by FreeBSD's pkg_cutleaves, port_cutleaves is an interactive script that eases the uninstallation of leaves - installed ports that are unrequested and have no dependents.
Inspired by FreeBSD's pkg_cutleaves, port_cutleaves is an interactive script that eases the uninstallation of leaves - installed ports that are unrequested and have no dependents.
To install port_cutleaves, run the following command in macOS terminal (Applications->Utilities->Terminal)
sudo port install port_cutleaves
To see what files were installed by port_cutleaves, run:
port contents port_cutleaves
To later upgrade port_cutleaves, run:
sudo port selfupdate && sudo port upgrade port_cutleaves
Reporting an issue on MacPorts Trac
The MacPorts Project uses a system called Trac to file tickets to report bugs and enhancement requests.
Though anyone may search Trac for tickets, you must have a GitHub account in order to login to Trac to create tickets.