Date: 16 Oct 1999 14:57:30 -0700 From: asami@freebsd.org (Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami) To: Gary Jennejohn <garyj@muc.de> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: empty directories ? Message-ID: <vqc3dvbklyt.fsf@bubble.didi.com> In-Reply-To: Gary Jennejohn's message of "Sat, 16 Oct 1999 12:45:36 %2B0200" References: <199910161045.MAA31027@peedub.muc.de>
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* From: Gary Jennejohn <garyj@muc.de> * I'm working on updating the xemacs21 port to version 21.1.7. * * I noticed that, when installed using the port, a whole slew of empty * directories is created in the PREFIX. These are apparently place-holders * for various packages and I @dirrm them in PLIST. * * These directories are not created by pkg_add unless I ``@exec mkdir'' them * in PLIST. The result is a bunch of error messages when pkg_delete is done * if I don't do the mkdir's. * * I'm just wondering - should I mkdir all these empty directories so that * pkg_delete doesn't complain, or just let the user think there's something * wrong ? * * Seems like mkdir'ing is better from a POLA viewpoint. Well, the first principle of packaging is that a pkg_add'd package should look exactly the same as a "make install"d port. Yes, I think they should be mkdir'd, since they are supposed to be used before. Satoshi To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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