Date: Sun, 8 Mar 1998 11:04:33 +0100 From: Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no> To: ac199@hwcn.org, Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no> Cc: Tim Vanderhoek <hoek@FreeBSD.ORG>, green@feldman.dyn.ml.org, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ports/5894 Message-ID: <19980308110433.04188@follo.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980307162653.191C-100000@localhost>; from Tim Vanderhoek on Sat, Mar 07, 1998 at 05:55:31PM -0500 References: <19980307173331.08663@follo.net> <Pine.BSF.3.96.980307162653.191C-100000@localhost>
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On Sat, Mar 07, 1998 at 05:55:31PM -0500, Tim Vanderhoek wrote: > I suppose... First, though, I think it's important to find a way > to prevent > > pkg_add tcl-8.0 > pkg_add tcl-4.2 > pkg_delete tcl-4.2 > > from deleting the /usr/local/bin/wish|tclsh script we've just > installed. > > This is important because a given tcl/tk port may not compile > properly in the presence of this generic script. Port > committers, who (speaking for myself, at least) regularly go > through the equivalent of the above sequence of commands, will > not catch the broken port. It would eventually show up when the > port is built on the package-building machine, of course, but > that's a PITA. > > What's the easiest way to conditionalize this in pkg/PLIST? Satoshi suggested just never deleting it. I believe this can be done by just adding the script to <portdir>/files, and adding a suitable install to <portdir>/pkg/INSTALL. Eivind. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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