Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 16:39:17 +0200 From: Adi Pircalabu <apircalabu@bitdefender.com> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HEADS UP: pkg-plist strict enforcement starting Message-ID: <20050114163917.7ecfa898@apircalabu.dsd.ro> In-Reply-To: <20050114142756.GA58907@xor.obsecurity.org> References: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0501131148520.25402-100000@pancho> <20050113180504.GA26064@xor.obsecurity.org> <20050114130404.250d6e26@apircalabu.dsd.ro> <20050114112918.GF69532@voodoo.oberon.net> <1105704398.41e7b5ce7dc5e@buexe.b-5.de> <20050114144353.1aad2014@apircalabu.dsd.ro> <20050114133050.GN69532@voodoo.oberon.net> <20050114155745.179a1bfe@apircalabu.dsd.ro> <41E7D10A.8070308@FreeBSD.org> <20050114162405.2777fa0a@apircalabu.dsd.ro> <20050114142756.GA58907@xor.obsecurity.org>
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On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 06:27:56 -0800 Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> wrote: > The main case you need to worry about is when someone (e.g. package > cluster) does 'make install deinstall'. I see, but this does not worry me at this moment > It's OK, but not ideal, for the package to leave behind some > runtime-created files when the software has been used or configured by > the user. You should then add a pkg-deinstall message warning about > where the leftover files live, if they exist, so the administrator can > choose to delete them by hand. Well, this is what I'd been waiting for :) I noticed that many (I mean MANY) ports follow this line. Initially I thought this is the right way to do it, as a good compromise between port's needs and system's consistency after deinstall. But, after seen you initial post on this thread, I started to worry about it. If this is a correct way to handle the port, then I'll follow it :) Thank you -- Adrian Pircalabu Public KeyID = 0xF902393A -- This message was scanned for spam and viruses by BitDefender. For more information please visit http://www.bitdefender.com/
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