Re: install-info --remove in prerm?
On Wed, Jun 23, 1999 at 10:54:00AM +0200, Santiago Vila wrote:
> I suppose it is usually better to unregister something when it is still
> in the system than doing it after it has been removed (the unregistering
> process may require something from the files to be unregistered).
>
> Whether this is really important or not for info files specifically I
> don't know, but I think it makes sense as a general rule.
This is especially true for alternatives. dpkg makes a mess of things if
you try to remove alternatives that aren't there. Be sure to do it in the
prerm (like the man page says).
Andrew
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