Hi,

I have read several times that some of you were using DESTDIR
and recording the installed files for being able to uninstall
packages. I recently realized that what I have called `package
management' in jhalfs could be used for that purpose:
basically it automates the generation of scriptlets with
DESTDIR install from the book instructions. Then the packaging
and installation is made through a function that the user has
to write. I think this function could be used for recording the
installed files.

Presently, there are also instructions for installing the package
manager itself, which of course is not needed in that case.
With a slight change of jhalfs, the package manager installation
can be skipped, while still generating DESTDIR instructions.

So, I am asking whether some of you would be interested
in such a possibility, in which case I would write an example
packInstall function, and perform the said modification.
If nobody is interested, I would not do it, because I need
some input about the way to record the file lists. Maybe
some addition to 'creating directories' or 'create files'
could be needed for example, which is also possible.

Regards,
Pierre



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