Joachim> I think, the uninstall should _not_ 'rm -rf' but only 'rm' the Joachim> files (and 'rmdir' directories, but not recursively) that it Joachim> created, and that have not been modified in the meantime (after Joachim> the installation).
That's not sufficient. Suppose file C (e.g. /usr/local/etc/mime.types) is in both packages A and B. Install A - this will create C Install B - this might overwrite C, saving a copy, or it might retain A's copy. Uninstall B - this has to know that C is used by A and not touch it Skip _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig