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Package updates does not remove noextract'ed files #518

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Carmina16 opened this issue Nov 10, 2022 · 4 comments
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Package updates does not remove noextract'ed files #518

Carmina16 opened this issue Nov 10, 2022 · 4 comments

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@Carmina16
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If a package installs a file foo, and there is a noextract rule that excludes that file, and if the package is updated, the old version of foo will not be cleaned properly and the file will be left over.
@Vaelatern
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noextract doesn't apply to installed packages

@Carmina16
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Really? I'm still getting messages that foo was not extracted during the upgrade. Is that message lying?

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give an example?

@Duncaen
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Duncaen commented Sep 21, 2023

Making xbps remove files that its not tracking seems like it could lead to deleting user data.

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