RE: pkg/32122

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

The following reply was made to PR pkg/32122; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Jeremy C. Reed" <reed%reedmedia.net@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: Duncan Shannon <dshannon%techfluent.com@localhost>
Subject: RE: pkg/32122
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 19:58:16 -0800 (PST)

 On Sun, 20 Nov 2005, Duncan Shannon wrote:
 
 > Can I just download the tarball and uncompress it on top of what is
 > there? =20
 
 No. Some leftover files (like INSTALL, DEINSTALL, PLIST*, MESSAGE*) could 
 change the behavior of the package.
 
 > Thanks again for the friendly responses. It's a nice way to start out
 > with netbsd!=20
 
 You may want to consider using the tech-pkg mailing list for some help. 
 We'd appreciate any ideas on how to improve the documentation to make it 
 easier for everyone.
 
   Jeremy C. Reed
 
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