Re: gambas residual gumph

[BB <adamnt42@xxxxxxxxx>]

So 1234 months later the empty (i.e. 4k) directories will be removed.

Sub-optimal young grasshopper 😁

On 7/11/24 10:20 pm, Bruce Steers wrote:
> Oops the script is still in test mode !
> so it won't actually delete the folders it will just print the rm commands
>
> Change these obvious 2 lines in the script so the other is un-commented to
> actually make it cleanup..
>
>       Print "rm -vrf " & Shell(sDir)
>       ' Shell "rm -vrf " & Shell(sDir) Wait
>
> Respects
> BruceS
>
>
> On Thu, 7 Nov 2024 at 11:42, Bruce Steers <bsteers4@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 6 Nov 2024 at 12:47, Bruce Steers <bsteers4@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > I just found and deleted over 800 obsolete org.gambas.* folders in
> > > $HOME/.cache/
> > >
> > > Just saying.
> > >
> > > And what's in /home/bonus/.local/share/gambas3/wiki~  ?
> > > is it old backup data that can just be deleted?
> > >
> > > Respects
> > > BruceS
> > I have added an option in the IDE to remove all the dead folders when
> > gambas starts. i have now also added ~/.cache to the list
> >
> > But i also made a quick gbs script for everyone.. (attached)
> >
> > it checks for residual gambas folders in
> > /tmp/gambas.1000
> > /run/user/1000/gambas
> > $HOME/.local.share
> > $HOME/.cache
> >
> > checks if the folder number matches a running process ID in /proc/
> >
> > Lists all orphaned folders that no longer match a live process and offers
> > to clean up if you want..
> >
> > PS. i think if your programs use Quit to exit you have more chance of
> > getting these dead folders as when a program is Quit it does not clean up
> > after itself like in a normal clean exit.
> >
> > Like i said i found over 800 folders in ~/.cache the other day :-\
> >
> > I'd be curious to know if anyone else finds a shockingly large amount of
> > dead folders, just run the attached gb_gumph script in a terminal.
> >
> > PPS. the temporary folders in /tmp/gambas.1000/ and /run/user/1000/gambas
> > don't mean very much as they get destroyed on reboot. If you do find a lot
> > of stuff in them it's probably due to program using Quit.
> >
> > This is my output (after about only 2 hours from my last clean) 41 orphans
> > already.
> >
> > bonus:~$ gb_gumph
> > Items with a matching process...
> > /tmp/gambas.1000/4131  ok
> > /tmp/gambas.1000/2665  ok
> > /tmp/gambas.1000/7247  ok
> > /tmp/gambas.1000/2664  ok
> > /tmp/gambas.1000/7245  ok
> > /tmp/gambas.1000/2823  ok
> > /run/user/1000/gambas/4131  ok
> > /run/user/1000/gambas/2664  ok
> >
> > Orphaned items...
> > ~/.cache/org.gambas.102814
> > ~/.cache/org.gambas.100140
> > ~/.cache/org.gambas.95099
> > ~/.cache/org.gambas.5046
> > ~/.cache/org.gambas.90194
> > ~/.cache/org.gambas.102376
> > ~/.cache/org.gambas.6278
> > ~/.cache/org.gambas.91214
> > ~/.cache/org.gambas.88770
> > ~/.cache/org.gambas.93793
> > ~/.cache/org.gambas.93158
> > ~/.cache/org.gambas.94453
> > ~/.cache/org.gambas.91859
> > ~/.cache/org.gambas.92498
> > ~/.local/share/org.gambas.17016
> > ~/.local/share/org.gambas.102814
> > ~/.local/share/org.gambas.100140
> > ~/.local/share/org.gambas.22804
> > ~/.local/share/org.gambas.6476
> > ~/.local/share/org.gambas.16855
> > ~/.local/share/org.gambas.7157
> > ~/.local/share/org.gambas.13833
> > ~/.local/share/org.gambas.5046
> > ~/.local/share/org.gambas.17305
> > ~/.local/share/org.gambas.102376
> > ~/.local/share/org.gambas.7521
> > ~/.local/share/org.gambas.7868
> > ~/.local/share/org.gambas.6278
> > ~/.local/share/org.gambas.8156
> > ~/.local/share/org.gambas.11823
> > ~/.local/share/org.gambas.17084
> > ~/.local/share/org.gambas.6875
> > ~/.local/share/org.gambas.6596
> > ~/.local/share/org.gambas.31694
> > ~/.local/share/org.gambas.6248
> > /tmp/gambas.1000/6961
> > /tmp/gambas.1000/6571
> > /tmp/gambas.1000/6966
> > /tmp/gambas.1000/6566
> > /run/user/1000/gambas/5046
> > /run/user/1000/gambas/6278
> >
> > Found 14 orphaned items in ~/.cache
> > Found 21 orphaned items in ~/.local/share
> > Found 4 orphaned items in /tmp/gambas.1000
> > Found 2 orphaned items in /run/user/1000/gambas
> >
> > Found a total of 41 orphaned items...
> > Type y to delete them or return to quit.
> >
> > Respects
> > BruceS