On Mon, Sep 09, 2002 at 09:54:23PM +0200, Klaus Heinz wrote:
> if I install a package which creates a configuration directory, add an
> _additional_ file in this directory and then remove the package I get
> this:
> 
>   pkg_delete: unable to completely remove directory '/usr/pkg/etc/spamassassin'
>   pkg_delete: couldn't entirely delete package `spamassassin-2.41'
> 
> Other packages employ a method to avoid such messages:
> 
>   @unexec ${RMDIR} %D/etc/spamassassin 2>/dev/null || true
> 
> Is this the recommended way? Or should the warning above be visible to
> the end user?

If you think it the user might add more files to that directory
(e.g., because a typical installation of the program expects it), then
do the @unexec ${RMDIR} dance.

If not, then just @dirrm it and let the user deal with the error
message.

Bye,
 Thomas

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