Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2002 22:12:49 -0700 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Will Andrews <will@csociety.org> Cc: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>, "David W. Chapman Jr." <dwcjr@inethouston.net>, Simon 'corecode' Schubert <corecode@corecode.ath.cx>, rbeyer@rossbeyer.net, ports@FreeBSD.ORG, arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: package tools into ports/ (was: Re: Bzipped?) Message-ID: <3D783951.7A449353@softweyr.com> References: <20020901142653.A32415@capable.rogards.com> <20020901191937.GI87971@leviathan.inethouston.net> <20020902103215.36ae8e3b.corecode@corecode.ath.cx> <20020902085654.GH2072@procyon.firepipe.net> <3D7445D3.DAA2C9B9@softweyr.com> <00a001c2534d$a89576f0$f800a8c0@dwcjr> <20020903152048.GC77952@xor.obsecurity.org> <20020903173644.GQ2072@procyon.firepipe.net> <3D77B46E.F654A94F@softweyr.com> <20020905195241.GM96003@procyon.firepipe.net>
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Will Andrews wrote:
>
> On Thu, Sep 05, 2002 at 12:45:50PM -0700, Wes Peters wrote:
> > So how is the new package supposed to correctly update binaries that are
> > not part of a package? Do you propose this as a change to the pkg tools?
> > Please note that currently they will not do this unless you force it.
>
> What are you talking about? pkg_* have never touched files that
> aren't part of a package. :-)
If I'd meant -f, I would've said -f. I meant "force it" as in "delete
or rename the file pkg_add won't overwrite."
Remember the Alexander Haig rule of government: "When all else fails,
result to brute force and ignorance. Oh hell, let's just start with
brute force and ignorance."
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
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