Re: pkg/30347: +DEINSTALL scripts are incomplete

["Jeremy C. Reed" <reed%reedmedia.net@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/30347; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Jeremy C. Reed" <reed%reedmedia.net@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/30347: +DEINSTALL scripts are incomplete
Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 18:02:57 -0700 (PDT)

 > >Fix:
 > Maybe pkg_install/files/create/perform.c should also tar up:
 > +DIRS
 > +FILES
 > +PERMS
 > +RCD_SCRIPTS
 > +USERGROUP
 >
 > Or maybe the +DEINSTALL scripts also generate the needed +DIRS,
 > +FILES, +PERMS, +RCD_SCRIPTS, and/or +USERGROUP scripts.
 
 Or a third idea:
 
 Save the needed +DIRS, +FILES, +PERMS, +RCD_SCRIPTS, and/or +USERGROUP
 scripts in the ${_PKG_DBDIR}/${PKGNAME} (aka PKG_METADATA_DIR) at +INSTALL
 time so they can be used for the +DEINSTALL later.
 
  Jeremy C. Reed
 
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