New comment by ericonr on void-packages repository https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/30187#issuecomment-818034238 Comment: You usually only need `binary-bootstrap`, the build system will update the masterdir when you try to build something. > when removing pkg that has not been installed, just rm the sources and binpkg in hostdir? You don't need to remove sources, only if you want to clear space. Removing binpkg is reasonable. > when updating you need to remove it from repo and ./xbps-src pkg and install again? No, if the `version` or `revision` has changed, the new package will be created and can be installed with `xi -u` (from `xtools`), no manual steps.