All those notes...

[Guido Falsi]

On 01/08/2018 09:50, Matt Smith wrote:
> On Jan 08 14:44, Dave Horsfall wrote:
>> Why would /usr/local/etc/apache24/httpd.conf need to be removed if not 
>> needed?  Surely as I've just upgraded it, I might want it?
> 
> The notes are for people installing the port/package for the very first 
> time or for people removing the package. It's telling you things that 
> you should do to get it working initially or how to clean up old files 
> that are no longer used now you've deleted it.
> 
> You are only seeing these notes because the act of upgrading them 
> removes the old package and then installs the new package.
> 

Anyway the notes are in the package database. They are accessible with
"pkg info -D <pkg|origin>". Obviously you must know which package notes
you want to read.

-- 
Guido Falsi <mad at madpilot.net>