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Re: PERL5_PACKLIST and .orig files



Am 23.02.2014 um 17:35 schrieb Edgar Fuß <ef%math.uni-bonn.de@localhost>:

>> I rate it as a misuse of .packlist in pkgsrc
> You mean .packlist shouldn't be used to generate the PLIST?

.packlist is an evil hack. We do not have something better, so worse
is even better than nothing, but always keep in mind, .packlist
is evil and not designed for reliability.

Cheers
-- 
Jens Rehsack
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