Retro-actively adjust port's deinstall operations?

[Adam Strohl]

On 6/11/2012 3:38, Chris Rees wrote:
 > Actually if the older version doesn't install a .sample file (as it
 > doesn't), you could put a big warning in for it:
 >
> .include<bsd.port.pre.mk>
>
> .if exists(${PREFIX}/whateverconfigfile)&&
> !exists(${PREFIX}/whateverconfigfile.sample)
> IGNORE=  Please see UPDATING note {date}
> .endif

Where/when would this trigger?

>
> Stick a note in UPDATING (perhaps like 20110815), and send a HEADSUP to ports@:
>
> BEFORE you deinstall couchdb, make sure you take a backup of
> default.ini, because the port will clobber it.

I'm assuming this was a typo but just in case: Its the local.ini file 
that is the issue (and contains the overrides against default.ini as 
well as the admin account usernames and password hashes).

>
> I've grabbed your PR and will investigate tomorrow.

Cool, thanks!

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