Chris Bennett wrote:
> After I delete packages, especially pkg_delete -X, I get a long list
> of instructions like:

I have thought this before and it seems like a good idea to me. Patches
welcome, from my perspective.

> -2.1.3 -------------------
> You should also run rm -rf /etc/cups/*.conf.O /var/log/cups
> You should also run rm -rf /var/cache/cups
> You should also run rm -rf /var/spool/cups
> --- -cups-pdf-2.6.1p0 -------------------
> You should also run rm -rf /var/spool/cups-pdf/
> --- -dbus-1.10.8v0 -------------------
> Remember to update /var/db/dbus/machine-id
> Remember to update /etc/machine-id
> --- -dconf-0.24.0p1 -------------------
> You should also run rm -rf /etc/dconf/db/*
> You should also run rm -rf /etc/dconf/profile/*
> --- -foo2zjs-20140627p1 -------------------
> You should also run rm -f /usr/local/share/foo2hbpl/icm/*
> You should also run rm -f /usr/local/share/foo2hiperc/icm/*
> You should also run rm -f /usr/local/share/foo2hp/icm/*
> You should also run rm -f /usr/local/share/foo2lava/icm/*
> You should also run rm -f /usr/local/share/foo2oak/icm/*
> You should also run rm -f /usr/local/share/foo2qpdl/icm/*
> You should also run rm -f /usr/local/share/foo2slx/icm/*
> You should also run rm -f /usr/local/share/foo2xqx/firmware/*
> You should also run rm -f /usr/local/share/foo2zjs/firmware/*
> You should also run rm -f /usr/local/share/foo2zjs/icm/*
> --- -hplip-3.16.2 -------------------
> You should also run rm -rf /usr/local/share/hplip/data/firmware
> You should also run rm -rf /usr/local/share/hplip/data/plugins
> You should also run rm -rf /usr/local/share/hplip/fax/plugins
> You should also run rm -rf /usr/local/share/hplip/prnt/plugins
> You should also run rm -rf /usr/local/share/hplip/scan/plugins
> You should also run rm -f /usr/local/share/hplip/plugin.spec
> --- -hplip-common-3.16.2 -------------------
> You should also run rm -rf /var/log/hp/tmp/*
> You should also run rm -f /var/log/hp/* 2>/dev/null || true
> --- -net-snmp-5.7.3p6 -------------------
> You should also run rm -rf /var/net-snmp/*
> --- -sane-backends-1.0.25p2 -------------------
> You should also run rm -rf /var/spool/lock/sane/*
> 
> With this format, I have to copy/paste each rm -rf, groupdel, etc by hand.
> Could these messages be changed to something easier to use like:
> 
> 
> --- -hplip-3.16.2 -------------------
> You should also run
> rm -rf /usr/local/share/hplip/data/firmware
> rm -rf /usr/local/share/hplip/data/plugins
> rm -rf /usr/local/share/hplip/fax/plugins
> rm -rf /usr/local/share/hplip/prnt/plugins
> rm -rf /usr/local/share/hplip/scan/plugins
> rm -f /usr/local/share/hplip/plugin.spec
> 
> This would make these commands very simple to run.
> 
> Chris Bennett
> 

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