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Date:      Sat, 25 Mar 1995 07:29:38 -0800
From:      "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@freefall.cdrom.com>
To:        asami@cs.berkeley.edu (Satoshi Asami/=?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCQHUbKEI=?= =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCOCsbKEIgGyRCOC0bKEI=?=)
Cc:        chaos@rivers.oscs.montana.edu, ports@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: non-initial installation 
Message-ID:  <24581.796145378@freefall.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 25 Mar 95 00:06:42 PST." <199503250806.AAA29426@silvia.HIP.Berkeley.EDU> 

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> I've thinking about this for a while.  I think it would be very useful
> if we can make it possible to "deinstall" ports from the ports dir by
> using the Makefile and pkg/PLIST, as there should be enough
> information in there to determine which files should be deleted.

Hmmmmmmm.  Well, I can say one thing: It would make the PLIST writers
a lot more honest! :-) (e.g. we wouldn't have the traditional disjoint
between what you get with a make install or a pkg_add for some of the
ports).

I like the idea.  "Make it so", Satoshi! :-)

						Jordan



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