Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 09:27:29 +0100 (CET) From: Andreas Klemm <andreas@FreeBSD.org> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: ports/45234: timidity++ portupgrade problem, removes symlink to sample data Message-ID: <200211120827.gAC8RTev071474@titan.klemm.apsfilter.org>
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>Number: 45234 >Category: ports >Synopsis: timidity++ portupgrade problem, removes symlink to sample data >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: high >Responsible: freebsd-ports >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Nov 12 00:40:01 PST 2002 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Andreas Klemm >Release: FreeBSD-4.7 >Organization: FreeBSD >Environment: System: FreeBSD titan.klemm.apsfilter.org 4.7-STABLE FreeBSD 4.7-STABLE #0: Sat Nov 9 14:19:08 CET 2002 root@titan.klemm.apsfilter.org:/usr/src/sys/compile/TITAN i386 FreeBSD 4.7 STABLE as of Nov 9th and latest portscollection >Description: timidity++ needs wave patches to be able to play midi files. These patches are a separate package, that is not covered by the ports collection yet. I use the huge eawpatches 12 collection with about 30 MB data. This data is in a directory in my homedirectory. To make timidity++ work (which comes with an empty /usr/local/share/timidity) directory I remove the directory and make a symlink to /home/andreas/music/eawpatches. On every new installation of timidity++ the installing process kills my symlink and replaces it with an empty directory again. If you upgrade with portupgrade -a or recompile using portupgrade -afR then timidity++ stops working because of this. It would be fine if timidity++ installation would honour the symlink to actual data ... 2nd issue ... the port additionally installs /usr/local/lib/timidity. This is redundant and not usefull, this directory should be killed. >How-To-Repeat: install timidity++ cd /usr/local/share rmdir timidity ln -s /home/andreas/music/eawpatches timidity [ now delete the timidity++ port using pkg_delete and then again install timidity++ ] Then you'll see that the symlink is away. Am not sure (didnt look so deep) if pkg_delete or make install (of the port) is the culprit here. >Fix: no fix. sorry. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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