text_combined: talin ovijnacmorg phillip j eby wrote 1121 3212008 0500 iybzpoboxcom wrote joachim think uninstall _not_ rm rf rm joachim files rmdir directories recursively joachim created modified meantime joachim installation thats sufficient suppose file c eg usrlocaletcmimetypes packages b install create c install b might overwrite c saving copy might retain copy uninstall b know c used touch correct however practice b touch c unless file shared key issue support namespace packages least want avoid using pth files setuptoolsbuilt system packages namespace packages currently course one possible solution b depend virtual package contains c b install list dependencies one handful open issues needs resolved real life package management people debian fedora etc ive always thought right way handle dependency dag treat garbage collection problem assume package way derive following two pieces information whether package installed explicitly user implicitly result dependency b set dependencies package starting list explicit packages root set standard mark sweep package marked candidate removal talin _______________________________________________ pythondev mailing list zvlllneumpythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopythondev unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspythondevpythondev40tangomucom wed 06 aug 2008 122332 0700 pythondev get rid eggs 26 beyond