portmaster -- preserving added files?

[Kimmo Paasiala]

On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 9:25 PM, Scot Hetzel <swhetzel at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 11:35 AM, Gary Aitken <freebsd at dreamchaser.org> wrote:
>> Is portmaster supposed to retain files which it did not install when updating /
>> reinstalling a port?
>>
>> For example, jave extensions are normally installed by placing a jar file in
>>   /usr/local/openjdk6/jre/lib/ext/
>>
>> When reinstalling, these are wiped out.
>> At least I think that's what happened when I reinstalled.
>>
>> Seems like they should be (at least optionally) retained?
>>
> The problem is not with portmaster, as it runs the pkg or pkg_install
> commands to remove the port.  If you have files that are missing after
> uninstalling a port, then you'll need to check what that port is
> doing.  Most likely the port has a @dirrm instead of an @dirrmtry for
> that directory in it's pkg-plist file.
>
> I had a look at the java/openjdk6/Makefile, and it creates the list of
> directories to remove with @dirrm instead of @dirrmtry.  So it looks
> like the issue is with java/openjdk6 removing that directory.
>
> Scot
>

It's a larger problem with no clear solution. What the programs that
install additional files after the initial installation should do is
to use /var/db/xyz for the additional files so that they are contained
in a separate directory alltogether.

-Kimmo