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Date:      Sat, 16 Oct 2004 23:12:32 +0200
From:      Michael Nottebrock <michaelnottebrock@gmx.net>
To:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Cc:        "Conrad J. Sabatier" <conrads@cox.net>
Subject:   Re: Ports with no pkg-plist files
Message-ID:  <200410162312.35392.michaelnottebrock@gmx.net>
In-Reply-To: <20041016143203.7d20298a@dolphin.local.net>
References:  <20041016135618.00711a35@dolphin.local.net> <20041016141935.2d77ebea@dolphin.local.net> <20041016143203.7d20298a@dolphin.local.net>

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On Saturday 16 October 2004 21:32, Conrad J. Sabatier wrote:

> Just as a footnote: I personally would prefer to keep the pkg-plist
> files around.  They greatly simplify the task of determining what files
> are provided by an uninstalled port (I use a script I wrote that takes
> advantage of these files for just this purpose, in fact).

Seems like your script needs a rewrite then. pkg-plist isn't the canonical =
way=20
to provide the packing list, it's just the most simple one. Some ports=20
require something less simple, for some even having a separate file is=20
overkill.

=2D-=20
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