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stkerr

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Registered: 2009-08-28

Posts: 12

After using makepkg, can I delete the build directory?

I used makepkg for the first time and installed my software. However, this leaves me with a messy folder to contend with.

Can I safely delete all the files generated by makepkg? What if I want to later remove this program?

Mr.Elendig

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Registered: 2004-11-07

Posts: 4,092

Re: After using makepkg, can I delete the build directory?

Yes.
$(man pacman) and look at the -R flag and the options that goes with it.

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linkmaster03

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Registered: 2008-12-27

Posts: 269

Re: After using makepkg, can I delete the build directory?

After you install the package you can delete everything in the folder you were working in. You can uninstall it by using the package name:

pacman -R <pkg_name>