On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 10:14 PM, Gary Aitken <free...@dreamchaser.org> wrote: > On 09/26/13 12:39, Kimmo Paasiala wrote: >> On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 9:25 PM, Scot Hetzel <swhet...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 11:35 AM, Gary Aitken <free...@dreamchaser.org> >>> wrote: >>>> Is portmaster supposed to retain files which it did not install when >>>> updating / >>>> reinstalling a port? >>>> >>>> For example, jave extensions are normally installed by placing a jar file >>>> in >>>> /usr/local/openjdk6/jre/lib/ext/ >>>> >>>> When reinstalling, these are wiped out. > <snip> >>> The problem is not with portmaster, as it runs the pkg or pkg_install >>> commands to remove the port. If you have files that are missing after >>> uninstalling a port, then you'll need to check what that port is >>> doing. Most likely the port has a @dirrm instead of an @dirrmtry for >>> that directory in it's pkg-plist file. >>> >>> I had a look at the java/openjdk6/Makefile, and it creates the list of >>> directories to remove with @dirrm instead of @dirrmtry. So it looks >>> like the issue is with java/openjdk6 removing that directory. > <snip> >> It's a larger problem with no clear solution. What the programs that >> install additional files after the initial installation should do is >> to use /var/db/xyz for the additional files so that they are contained >> in a separate directory alltogether. > <snip> > > That presumes all additional files are installed via the ports mechanism, > or at least know about it, which is highly unlikely. With plugins of > various types and machine-independent binaries like java .class files > abounding, requiring every add-on to be installed by the ports mechanism > isn't likely to work in the long run. > > I can see how a program installed by the ports mechanism should use the > mechanism you're advocating, but I don't think it applies to all cases. > > In this case, it was a mysql driver, obtained as a binary (.jar of > java .class files). But things like gimp plugins have the same issue. > > Gary >
I was referring to untracked files that have not been installed via the ports system or packages. However, it seems impossible to convince software writers that /usr and /usr/local might be read-only at run-time :/ -Kimmo _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
