[ On Friday, November 15, 2002 at 11:02:29 (-0800), Jeremy C. Reed wrote: ]
> Subject: packages that are same as NetBSD base?
>
> Why do some packages check if software is already in the base (default)
> installs?
> 
> For example, sysutils/user doesn't want to install if it isn't NetBSD and
> /usr/sbin/user exists.
> 
> This doesn't matter.

Indeed.

> Should we get rid of these limitations?

I think so -- and I have done so in my local pkgsrc tree for those
packages which I care about.

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