Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 13:14:59 +0200 From: Stijn Hoop <stijn@win.tue.nl> To: Doug Barton <DougB@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/graphics/netpbm Makefile (fwd) Message-ID: <20030830111459.GE88893@pcwin002.win.tue.nl> In-Reply-To: <20030830033945.U15016@znfgre.qbhto.arg> References: <20030830025225.D15016@znfgre.qbhto.arg> <20030830102532.GD88893@pcwin002.win.tue.nl> <20030830033945.U15016@znfgre.qbhto.arg>
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--cHMo6Wbp1wrKhbfi Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, Aug 30, 2003 at 03:40:34AM -0700, Doug Barton wrote: > On Sat, 30 Aug 2003, Stijn Hoop wrote: > > On Sat, Aug 30, 2003 at 02:54:26AM -0700, Doug Barton wrote: > > > Can someone please explain to me why fixing a plist necessitates bump= ing > > > portrevision? If I already have the port installed, the plist is alre= ady > > > broken. There is nothing about this fix that makes me want to reinsta= ll > > > the port. > > > > There is for me -- I want the version of the port with the correct pkg-= plist > > in case I want to deinstall the port and _not_ leave files/dirs behind. > > I wouldn't know if I have the correct version of the plist if they didn= 't > > bump PORTREVISION. >=20 > It doesn't matter if you have the correct version of the plist, you'll > get an error if pkg_delete doesn't complete successfully. I don't follow -- if I get an error on pkg_delete, most likely there is sti= ll cruft on my drive, which I can't identify. If I reinstall the port with the correct plist, (which portupgrade nearly automates for me anyway), I don't have cruft lying around when it is deleted. That's what I wanted to avoid. Hopefully I made myself more clear this time, --Stijn --=20 "Coca-Cola is solely responsible for ensuring that people - too stupid to k= now not to tip half-ton machines on themselves - are safe. Forget parenting - t= he blame is entirely on the corporation for designing machines that look so innocent and yet are so deadly." -- http://www.kuro5hin.org/?op=3Ddisplaystory;sid=3D2001/10/28/212418/42 --cHMo6Wbp1wrKhbfi Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE/UIczY3r/tLQmfWcRAovWAJ9F4CDnY88H2U3QPr1CKRjN6c/sbwCgktyN rAcIayyLfs0L0A+fS00X5TI= =gVKR -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --cHMo6Wbp1wrKhbfi--
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