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List:       kde-commits
Subject:    Re: kdenetwork/kit/icons
From:       Neil Stevens <neil () qualityassistant ! com>
Date:       2002-10-31 17:15:31
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On Thursday October 31, 2002 09:08, Simon Hausmann wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 31, 2002 at 08:33:25AM -0800, Neil Stevens wrote:
> > Binary packages don't have an inherent "conflict" property.  It's only
> > on some broken systems where that happens.
>
> Imagine for example kmail and kword would install an identical icon
> at the same location. Let's assume the icon looks the same. If you
> just run 'make install' over it (you compile from source) the
> possibly previous existing icon gets overwritten. The user notices
> no difference. But later the user runs 'make uninstall' (for KDE
> source packages, stuff KDE releases) in koffice. Now his kmail looks
> broken because of the missing file. What do you suggest?

Fine.

Maybe you can answer the question that everybody else refuses to answer:  
Is kdeartwork/kdeclassic maintained?  By whom?  If it's unmaintained, then 
*that* redundant icon should be the one removed.

- -- 
Neil Stevens - neil@qualityassistant.com
"The nearest I can make it out, 'Love your Enemies' means, 'Hate your
Friends'." - Benjamin Franklin
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