Re: package system is too fragile
Andy Piper <andyp(a)parallax.co.uk> wrote:
The current package delete is great but too optimistic in its
operation. I
often end up having the delete fail so that the install doesn't work, but
I think the problem is that the package deleter assumes that all
old package files can be deleted "as-is". The problem is that some
package files are read-only; while this isn't a problem under Unix, it
is a problem under Windows. Under Unix, you only need write permission
for the directory in which the file-to-be-deleted exists; under Windows,
not only do you need write permission for the directory, but you also
need write permission for the file.
I'll work up a patch and submit it (late) tonight.
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Darryl Okahata
darrylo(a)sr.hp.com
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