Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2018 18:40:07 +0100 From: Guido Falsi <mad@madpilot.net> To: Matt Smith <matt.xtaz@gmail.com>, Dave Horsfall <dave@horsfall.org>, FreeBSD Ports <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: All those notes... Message-ID: <a399c55c-1a5b-6e23-0ed4-5e2684abc2cf@madpilot.net> In-Reply-To: <20180108085039.GA31864@gmail.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.21.1801080841480.53831@aneurin.horsfall.org> <alpine.BSF.2.21.1801081428110.53831@aneurin.horsfall.org> <20180108085039.GA31864@gmail.com>
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On 01/08/2018 09:50, Matt Smith wrote: > On Jan 08 14:44, Dave Horsfall wrote: >> Why would /usr/local/etc/apache24/httpd.conf need to be removed if not >> needed? Surely as I've just upgraded it, I might want it? > > The notes are for people installing the port/package for the very first > time or for people removing the package. It's telling you things that > you should do to get it working initially or how to clean up old files > that are no longer used now you've deleted it. > > You are only seeing these notes because the act of upgrading them > removes the old package and then installs the new package. > Anyway the notes are in the package database. They are accessible with "pkg info -D <pkg|origin>". Obviously you must know which package notes you want to read. -- Guido Falsi <mad@madpilot.net>
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