Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 13:09:55 -0700 From: Darren Wiebe <dkwiebe@hagenhomes.com> To: C J Michaels <cjm2@earthling.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Making a port: What about config files? Message-ID: <38AEF893.37187BB6@hagenhomes.com> References: <004e01bf7b0a$59909440$0200000a@weeble.dyndns.org>
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Removing a port should NEVER blow away your settings IMHO. I think that the books says the same thing. Darren Wiebe dkwiebe@hagenhomes.com C J Michaels wrote: > > Hi, > I have a simple port I maintain, but I'm still fairly new to these things. > I have a question about the config file. Is it proper to put the config > file in the PLIST or not? I mean, if you are just removing the port to > reinstall it or upgrade it, you probably wouldn't want your config file > removed. But, if you are removing the port permanently you probably would. > > I would think to leave the config file out of the PLIST, but I wanted to > know if there was a "right" way to do things. > > Thanks, > -Chris > > 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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