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#1 2021-11-14 13:14:41

ayushnix
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[SOLVED] How should I go about removing old legacy files?

I installed bash completion files to the legacy /etc/bash_completion.d directory using a PKGBUILD that I published on the AUR. In the new version of the package, I'm installing the bash completion files to /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/.

Should I just check if the file is present in the legacy folder and remove it in the PKGBUILD package() function? Or should I use a .install file and inform users to remove the old bash completion file? Or maybe both?

I realize many users would build PKGBUILDs inside some sort of chroot so removing files may not work in that case. This makes me think the post_install method is fine. What do you think?

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#2 2021-11-14 13:18:52

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Re: [SOLVED] How should I go about removing old legacy files?

You can't and shouldn't be removing user files in the PKGBUILD package() function anyway.

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#3 2021-11-14 13:18:56

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Re: [SOLVED] How should I go about removing old legacy files?

If the files are part of the package, they will be removed automatically when you update.

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#4 2021-11-14 13:19:54

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Re: [SOLVED] How should I go about removing old legacy files?

Ammako wrote:

You can't and shouldn't be removing user files in the PKGBUILD package() function anyway.

What user files?


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#5 2021-11-14 13:20:16

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Re: [SOLVED] How should I go about removing old legacy files?

The files in /etc/bash_completion.d

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#6 2021-11-14 13:20:59

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Re: [SOLVED] How should I go about removing old legacy files?

And why would that be a user file? It's in a system directory...


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#7 2021-11-14 13:21:45

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Re: [SOLVED] How should I go about removing old legacy files?

Does the terminology matter? package() function will not and should not touch anything on disk. Just $pkgdir

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#8 2021-11-14 13:53:44

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Re: [SOLVED] How should I go about removing old legacy files?

I'll use a .install file to inform users if needed. Removing files in a PKGBUILD wouldn't work if makepkg is run in a chroot anways.

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#9 2021-11-14 13:56:48

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Re: [SOLVED] How should I go about removing old legacy files?

Scimmia wrote:

If the files are part of the package, they will be removed automatically when you update.

Yeah, looks like the file in /etc/bash_completion.d got removed when I upgraded the package. Thanks.

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