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Re: postgresql packages, PG_SUBPREFIX and CONFLICTS



On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 10:39:42PM +0400, Aleksej Saushev wrote:
> 1. CONFLICTS is relevant only for source builds with non-staged and/or 
> privileged
> installation, when package can perform uncontrolled writes. Other corner cases
> are so rare that I don't remember any. I don't know if Joerg can bring real 
> examples,
> and until he does, these cases are the only real reason why CONFLICTS exists 
> still.

Consider two packages that want to install ${PREFIX}/etc/my-package.conf,
but require incompatible syntax. That's something pkg_install won't
handle.

Joerg


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