[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Joachim> I think, the uninstall should _not_ 'rm -rf' but only 'rm' the > Joachim> files (and 'rmdir' directories, but not recursively) that it > Joachim> created, and that have not been modified in the meantime (after > Joachim> the installation). > > That's not sufficient. Suppose file C (e.g. /usr/local/etc/mime.types) is > in both packages A and B. > > Install A - this will create C > Install B - this might overwrite C, saving a copy, or it might retain > A's copy. > Uninstall B - this has to know that C is used by A and not touch it
MacPorts has an expensive but interesting approach. When it finds a file used by another package, it backs it up to sth like $file.`date`. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
