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Re: [PATCH resend] perl/Makefile.PL: teach makefiles about possible old Error.pm files

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SRSverre Rabbelier <alturin@gmail.com>
Date
May 22, 2008, 21:56 UTC
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On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 7:26 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
> True, as we do not give "uninstall" target.  That's what distros are for.

Why is this though? I think there are a few distro's out there (call them the hardcore/diehard ones) that don't use packages, instead they rely on keeping the install dir around so that you can 'make uninstall' later.

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Sverre Rabbelier
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Message 11 of 11 in “perl/Makefile.PL: teach makefiles about possible old Error.pm files”
  1. perl/Makefile.PL: teach makefiles about possible old Error.pm filesChris Frey, May 17, 2008
  2. Chris FreyMay 17, 2008
  3. perl/Makefile.PL: teach makefiles about possible old Error.pm filesChris Frey, May 21, 2008
  4. Junio C HamanoMay 21, 2008
  5. Chris FreyMay 21, 2008
  6. Johannes SchindelinMay 22, 2008
  7. Chris FreyMay 22, 2008
  8. Junio C HamanoMay 22, 2008
  9. Chris FreyMay 22, 2008
  10. INSTALL: explain Error.pm dependencyChris Frey, May 23, 2008
  11. Sverre RabbelierMay 22, 2008

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