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Date:      Sat, 21 Oct 2000 15:39:24 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Archie Cobbs <archie@dellroad.org>
To:        Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami <asami@freebsd.org>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: 2 minor requests
Message-ID:  <200010212239.e9LMdP765676@curve.dellroad.org>
In-Reply-To: <vqcpuktrimq.fsf@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu> "from Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami at Oct 21, 2000 02:26:05 pm"

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Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami writes:
>  * Two minor requests for enhancements to the ports makefiles..
>  * 
>  * 1. Allow "make uninstall" to be a synonym for "make deinstall".
> 
> Why? :)

That seems to be the GNU standard.. eg, anything that uses
automake.

>  * 2. Allow "make package" to work even if there is no work/ subdirectory,
>  *    but the port has already been built and installed, i.e.:
>  * 
>  *      $ make all install
>  *      $ make clean
>  *      $ make package   <-- this will currently not work
> 
> Doesn't "make package-noinstall" work?

Mmm, didn't know about that.. thanks :-)

Maybe "make package" could test for the existence of the work
subdirectory, and if absent, fall back to "make package-noinstall" ?

-Archie

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Archie Cobbs    *    Packet Design, Inc.   *    http://www.packetdesign.com


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