[Bug other/9346] make uninstall does not remove all files

[Bug other/9346] make uninstall does not remove all files

[koutheir at gmail dot com]

http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9346

Koutheir Attouchi <koutheir at gmail dot com> changed:

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--- Comment #5 from Koutheir Attouchi <koutheir at gmail dot com> 2012-12-27 22:41:57 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #3)
> make uninstall no longer supported so changing to enhancement and 

It makes no sense to say "uninstallation" is not supported if "installation" is
supported! If I am able to install from source then I must be able to clean up
my system when I choose to. Uninstallation is optional almost only in malicious
code... Any respectful software must provide at least a basic way to uninstall
it before upgrading it or for removing it entirely.

[Bug other/9346] make uninstall does not remove all files

[pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org]

http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9346

--- Comment #6 from Andrew Pinski <pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org> 2012-12-28 00:04:17 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #5)
> (In reply to comment #3)
> > make uninstall no longer supported so changing to enhancement and 
> 
> It makes no sense to say "uninstallation" is not supported if "installation" is
> supported! If I am able to install from source then I must be able to clean up
> my system when I choose to. Uninstallation is optional almost only in malicious
> code... Any respectful software must provide at least a basic way to uninstall
> it before upgrading it or for removing it entirely.

uninstall is hard to support really because it means backing up everything
install will overwrite.  This is hard to do really.  Also it is easy to install
in a clean directory and just remove that directory if you want uninstall GCC.

[Bug other/9346] make uninstall does not remove all files

[koutheir at gmail dot com]

http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9346

--- Comment #7 from Koutheir Attouchi <koutheir at gmail dot com> 2012-12-28 01:15:24 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #6)
> (In reply to comment #5)
> > (In reply to comment #3)
> > > make uninstall no longer supported so changing to enhancement and 
> > 
> > It makes no sense to say "uninstallation" is not supported if "installation" is
> > supported! If I am able to install from source then I must be able to clean up
> > my system when I choose to. Uninstallation is optional almost only in malicious
> > code... Any respectful software must provide at least a basic way to uninstall
> > it before upgrading it or for removing it entirely.
> 
> uninstall is hard to support really because it means backing up everything
> install will overwrite.  This is hard to do really.  Also it is easy to install
> in a clean directory and just remove that directory if you want uninstall GCC.

I understand these implications (which are classic installers matters). Instead
of merely saying "it's optional" just make it clear in the README or INSTALL
files or "./configure --help" output that "If you want to uninstall gdb for
whatever reason then please install it in a clean directory to be removed
manually, because uninstallation is NOT supported.". This will make it a bit
harder to install gdb (because PATH and other environment variables will need
to be modified...) but at least it says what should be done. I think this more
correct than the "optional" reason.

[Bug other/9346] make uninstall does not remove all files

[tromey at gcc dot gnu.org]

https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9346

Tom Tromey <tromey at gcc dot gnu.org> changed:

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--- Comment #8 from Tom Tromey <tromey at gcc dot gnu.org> ---
(In reply to Andrew Pinski from comment #6)

> uninstall is hard to support really because it means backing up everything
> install will overwrite.  This is hard to do really.  Also it is easy to
> install in a clean directory and just remove that directory if you want
> uninstall GCC.

GNU style "make uninstall" just deletes any files installed by
"make install".

[Bug other/9346] make uninstall does not remove all files

[pinskia@physics.uc.edu]

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pinskia@physics.uc.edu changed:

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             Status|NEW                         |SUSPENDED


------- Additional Comments From pinskia@physics.uc.edu  2003-05-26 22:22 -------
suspending it.



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pinskia@physics.uc.edu changed:

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           Severity|normal                      |enhancement
             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |NEW
     Ever Confirmed|                            |1
   Last reconfirmed|0000-00-00 00:00:00         |2003-05-26 22:21:57
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------- Additional Comments From pinskia@physics.uc.edu  2003-05-26 22:21 -------
make uninstall no longer supported so changing to enhancement and 



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------- Additional Comments From dhazeghi@yahoo.com  2003-05-26 21:58 -------
Hello,

gcc 3.3 branch reports:
bash-2.04$ make uninstall
the uninstall target is not supported in this tree

I think we should change this to a feature request keyword (for an uninstall target), and mark it 
low priority.

Dara



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