Steve Greenland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On 29-Jan-00, 01:57 (CST), Fumitoshi UKAI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > At Fri, 28 Jan 2000 23:03:27 -0600 (CST),
> > Adam Heath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > At least pkgs that do this should prompt.
> > Hm, it might be good idea.
> Please, no. If I said purge, I meant purge. Purge removes all files that
> belong to the package, which includes log files. If you want to keep
> them, don't purge, or copy them somewhere. (Logically, this makes sense:
> if you're removing configuration files, which you perhaps actually
> had to put effort into, why wouldn't you remove log files, which are
> completely auto generated?)
I, um, second this objection (as it were). Very good argument, Steve.
Now, if a package deletes the logs when you remove it (not purge),
then that might be something to complain about and/or fix. But purge
should purge, insofar as is possible (no messing with home dirs).
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