Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 14:21:45 -0600 From: Tony Wells <awells@journalstar.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: What are the differences? Message-ID: <3891FA59.F91CF20@journalstar.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10001281429280.19364-100000@peloton.runet.edu>
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Brett Taylor wrote: > > Hi, > > On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Tony Wells wrote: > > > I guess I should also mention that you should back up any config files > > before you delete a package you plan to upgrade, since if they're in > > the packing list they will get blown away by a pkg_delete. > > If you find a port doing this, you should immediately mail freebsd-ports > (and preferably submit a report via send-pr with a fix) as ports are NOT > supposed to blow away configuration files! You're completely right. I'm always just paranoid about using any command with the word 'delete' in it. > > Brett > ***************************************************** > Dr. Brett Taylor brett@peloton.runet.edu * > Dept of Chem and Physics * > Curie 39A (540) 831-6147 * > Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics * > Walker 234 (540) 831-5410 * > ***************************************************** > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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