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Re: package lint suggestions
2008/5/3 Yaakov (Cygwin Ports):
> Charles Wilson wrote:
> | * The "check all packages for file conflicts" is a big job -- and will
> | get lots of false positives whenever a package is split up into
> | -devel/lib/bin pieces. However, there are a few files that commonly
> | conflict between packages:
>
> "big job" is an understatement; google "gentoo collision-protect" to get
> an idea.
Not so big.
I've added that feature to collision-protect subpackages within cygport.
To check against all package we'd need just the /etc/setup/*.lst.gz lists.
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Reini