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Date:      Mon, 15 Jun 1998 11:34:42 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Jeff Aitken <jaitken@dimension.net>
To:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   FreeBSD packages (fwd)
Message-ID:  <199806151534.LAA15512@gizmo.dimension.net>

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Hello,

I sent the following message to -questions but got no replies.  I'm
hoping someone here can help answer the question so I don't have to
go digging through the pkg_add/pkg_create source.


--Jeff

> When creating a FreeBSD package that replaces one or more files
> which already exist on the system, you can use the 'preserve'
> option in the packing list file to save files which would be
> overwritten.  These saved files are restored when the package is
> removed.
> 
> However, I can't seem to find out what the name of the saved command
> is _from within my package_.  I can see that if I replace
> /usr/bin/foo, the original /usr/bin/foo is renamed to
> /usr/bin/.foo.PACKAGENAME.backup.
> 
> Can I rely on this naming scheme, or is there a programatic way of
> finding out what a file was renamed to from within a package (e.g.,
> in an install script or somesuch)?
> 
> Alternatively, can I get this information out of any of the pkg_???
> commands?  I have tried most everything in the man pages, but no
> luck so far.
> 


-- 
Jeff Aitken
jaitken@dimension.net


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