Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 00:23:31 +0300 From: Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru> To: Ion-Mihai Tetcu <itetcu@people.tecnik93.com> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: dirrmtry: shared directories and can, should or must use Message-ID: <52516908@srv.sem.ipt.ru> In-Reply-To: <20060306223259.3f2c6253@it.buh.tecnik93.com> (Ion-Mihai Tetcu's message of "Mon, 6 Mar 2006 22:32:59 %2B0200") References: <61474466@srv.sem.ipt.ru> <20060306223259.3f2c6253@it.buh.tecnik93.com>
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On Mon, 6 Mar 2006 22:32:59 +0200 Ion-Mihai Tetcu wrote: > On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 17:40:45 +0300 > Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru> wrote: > > At The Porters Handbook 7.2.1 Cleaning up empty directories we read > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/plist-cleaning.html#PLIST-DIR-CLEANING > > > > "However, sometimes @dirrm will give you errors because other ports > > share the same directory. You can use @dirrmtry to remove only empty > > directories without warning." > > > > I don't quite understand the term "can" here. Is it supposed may, > > should or must use @dirrmtry? > Should. > > > And what about non-empty but shared directories? May, should or must > > we use @dirrmtry? > Should. From what I understand from your phrasing all 3 sentences are > equivalent. I mean "may" is only an advice, "should" is a strong recommendation and "must" -- there is no alternative. I.e. is it's up to maintainer to decide which form to use or he must use @dirrmtry. > The idea is that different ports install files in the same directories > (that are not part of mtree). The ONLY reason to use @dirrmtry is to > avoid "Unable to completely delete dir/x " type of warnings from > pkg-delete. But the Handbook uses a little bit another phrase: "to remove only empty directories". I understand so: if a port installs empty directory, it may use @dirrmtry. And I'm asking what if a port installs (creates) non-empty but shared directory? I personally think that a maintainer must use @dirrmtry for all shared (with other ports, but not those the port conflicts with) directories (whether empty or not). > Of course, using @dirrmtry instead of properly removing own installed > files is wrong. Sure. > > Is this command supposed to work only when building packages > > (i.e. at pointyhat) or is it intended to be useful at other > > servers/workstations (i.e. not to disturb administrators when > > upgrading their systems)? > In all cases, when either pkg-delete or make deinstall are used. Then one must use @dirrmtry. ;-) WBR -- Boris B. Samorodov, Research Engineer InPharmTech Co, http://www.ipt.ru Telephone & Internet Service Provider
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