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Date:      Sat, 5 May 2007 15:26:18 -0400
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To:        Mike Durian <durian@shadetreesoftware.com>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: How to manage pkg-plists when two ports install the same files
Message-ID:  <20070505192618.GA67138@xor.obsecurity.org>
In-Reply-To: <200705051254.45659.durian@shadetreesoftware.com>
References:  <200705051254.45659.durian@shadetreesoftware.com>

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On Sat, May 05, 2007 at 12:54:44PM -0600, Mike Durian wrote:
> I have just noticed that both net/sipxtacklib and net/sipxcalllib
> install the some of the same header files.  How to I manage pkg-plists
> for both ports and keep tinderbox happy?
> 
> If I list the files in both packing lists, the first port to
> deinstall removes the files.  Then tinderbox gets unhappy because
> files that were present before the port was deinstalled are now
> missing.

Only one port is allowed to install such files.  If they both need to
use it then either "ownership" of the common file needs to move into a
common dependency, or the ports be marked with CONFLICTS so they can't
be installed on top of each other.

Kris



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