Subject: Re: qpopper and auth.pop.db
To: None <pkgsrc-users@netbsd.org>
From: None <joerg@britannica.bec.de>
List: pkgsrc-users
Date: 04/30/2006 20:05:59
On Mon, Apr 10, 2006 at 01:56:34PM +0900, Takahiro Kambe wrote:
> In message <20060409194251.GA29732@britannica.bec.de>
> on Sun, 9 Apr 2006 21:42:51 +0200,
> joerg@britannica.bec.de wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > since I'm not normally running qpopper I ask here.
> > During installation, qpopauth -init -safe is normally run, which creates
> > etc/auth.pop.db. This file is not recorded in the PLIST or otherwise
> It is needed by using APOP authentication.
>
> > (a) Remove the command from the Makefile and possible move it into a
> > INSTALL script. Is it necessary at all?
> I think that switching to INSTALL script is the right way.
This got lost a bit. When we create the file during INSTALL, the
package always leaves a file around, even if APOP is never used. I'm not
sure I like that. For now, I'd simply remove it from the install routine
and add a note in MESSAGE, does that sound OK?
Joerg