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Bug#687828: ITP: pmuninstall -- script to uninstall modules installed from CPAN



On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 10:12:01AM +0200, Dominique Dumont wrote:
> On Monday 17 September 2012 10:01:06 you wrote:
> > > I think pmuninstall should be patched to have a consistent behavior when
> > > used  to remove file installed by dpkg.
> > 
> > IMO it must not delete files installed by dpkg, 
> 
> It can't as .packlist files are not delivered in debian packages.

Yep, but I thought that with "patched to have a consistent behavior when used
to remove file installed by dpkg" you meant it should be patched to know about
dpkg-installed files too.

> > and I think the description
> > is quite clear: "modules installed from CPAN", not "from the Debian
> > archive" just like e.g. cpanminus, CPANPLUS, cpan do not install Debian
> > packages. But maybe a note in the manpage would help?
> 
> Sure

I added something like:

  Note that it won't attempt to uninstall modules installed by Debian packages.

Cheers

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